sheltered

Example Sentences

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They took me to see how the place had been reordered: the fragile mud houses that had sheltered our ancestors for centuries were gone, replaced by sturdy brick homes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Public transport connects almost every corner of this tiny country, lush greenery lines the highways and spills out of towering buildings and courtyards, while the pavements are wide, often sheltered, and free of litter.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

My mother’s cluster were moralists: conservative, sheltered children of university-educated parents who believed in God, marriage and study.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Among the items destined for the scrap heap is the gantry, which once sheltered Soyuz rockets from the tropical weather.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Someone who wanted to cower and be sheltered from every storm in life, someone who wanted an easy, placid, dull, nothing existence?

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon