shelter

Example Sentences

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A dramatic print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi shows Tokiwa braced against the driving snow, sheltering her children in the folds of her robes so that only their feet and faces are visible.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dividend stocks can provide shelter in the storm.

From Barron's

Still others sheltered in mountain resorts or lined up rides on private planes to get out.

From The Wall Street Journal

I rigged a snow shelter and made a lean-to with a tarp and dug snow caves for the dogs and we holed up to wait until the worst of the cold had passed.

From Literature

I found a place among them that gave us shelter from the wind.

From Literature