sheltering

Example Sentences

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The shift from removing tents and personal belongings to sheltering people resolves a fight over the city’s committment to “resolve” thousands of encampments.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

One of those was Azeema Ahmed, 34, a doctor sheltering in Deir al-Balah originally from the southern city of Rafah, in an area that is now controlled by Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Sahar, a woman in her 20s, told BBC Persian that she was spending most days sheltering at home in Tehran, cooking, reading, and playing a life simulation video game.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

In an address to the nation hours earlier, he said sheltering the sailors was the "most courageous and humanitarian course of action that a state can take".

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

“My nephew. He left this morning. His wife and their baby are sheltering at my sister’s house.”

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill