shelter
Example Sentences
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From inside the public bomb shelter, we scan the sky.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Older cemeteries, especially in cities, are already known to shelter uncommon plants, insects, birds, and mammals.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
"My wife took shelter in the bathroom," he said.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Mr. Pratt has recorded cute social-media videos with dogs, promising to overhaul the city’s dysfunctional shelter system and to require vagrants to get treatment for mental health illnesses and addictions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
All I knew then was that we had to get to the shelter fast, as we had been taught.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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