sheltering

Example Sentences

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Solar winds can now also pose a danger to satellites orbiting the Earth, as well as astronauts sheltering inside space stations.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Islamabad accuses the Taliban government of sheltering militants who attack Pakistan.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Khalil’s body was reported to have been found under the rubble of a house where she and freelance photographer Zeinab Faraj were sheltering, according to their colleagues.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"Sidon is overcrowded," said Jihan Kaisi, an NGO director helping the displaced at a school that is already sheltering three times more people than it can handle.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Timothy was taking the full blows of the storm, sheltering me with his body.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor