shelter

Example Sentences

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In this test, mice learn to escape a bright light by finding a hidden shelter.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

“I tend not to accept the statement by President Trump at face value,” Olmert said from his shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Dogs at the Chesterfield Square animal shelter have been kept inside their kennels for three weeks due to a giardia outbreak.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

She called on authorities "to make at least one inclusive shelter in each district".

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

I found some growing by the water a little way down from our shelter, with their fanned-out leaves like scalloped elephant ears.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo