shelter

Example Sentences

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Kampala has been quiet in recent days as residents headed home to their villages to vote -- or take shelter.

From Barron's

One officer can be heard calling out: “Come out or shelter in place.”

From Los Angeles Times

His mum "tried hard to shelter me" and filled the house with feel-good music – gospel songs, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson.

From BBC

It was hit in January 2024, and for months afterwards, its grounds served as a shelter for displaced families.

From BBC

Vietnamese nun Thich Tam Tri -- whose temple north of Tokyo offers shelter to her compatriots in trouble -- said some interns make poor choices, falling into debt through gambling or ill-advised ventures into Bitcoin.

From Barron's