sheltered
Example Sentences
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Welty never married, and she declared that she’d come from “a sheltered life.”
She said an impromptu ceilidh had broken out in a nearby hall where revellers sheltered from the strong winds.
From BBC
The contestants were sheltered from the controversy as much as possible - they were cooped up inside a luxurious five-star hotel for weeks with little outside contact.
From BBC
Way past the Golden Gate, near Mill Valley, the tsunami damaged boats and docks in relatively sheltered Richardson Bay.
From Los Angeles Times
“We weren’t completely sheltered so we got hit on our shoulders and our back.”
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
