take cover

Example Sentences

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The Skala Regiment shares recent videos taken by their troops on the front line - often having to take cover in buildings from Russian drones.

From BBC

“Drop down to the ground. Take cover underneath a sturdy object like a table. And hold on until all the shaking has stopped,” Wendy Bohon, branch chief of seismic hazards and earthquake engineering at the California Geological Survey, said in a recent social media video.

From Los Angeles Times

It was the second day of youth-led protests, triggered by anger over persistent power and water shortages, and Ms Edmondine's daughter-in-law ran into a nearby building with other protesters to take cover.

From BBC

Huang, 38, has discussed with her children how to handle various emergencies, including what to do if they run out of food and water in the mountains, and where to take cover during an earthquake.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Dnipropetrovsk, Governor Serhiy Lysak said the region was "under massive attack" overnight as he warned people to take cover.

From BBC