shelter
Example Sentences
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They took on added resonance when Opie ceded the space to five friends displaced by the flames, offering food, shelter and a place to regroup.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
"My wife took shelter in the bathroom," he said.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Pratt’s critics say that his plan relies on funneling homeless people into a shelter system that doesn’t have the capacity to handle them all.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Members of the press were instructed to shelter in place inside the White House briefing room.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
It was a Friday afternoon, and we were on the farm, standing under the shelter because it had started drizzling.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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