take shelter
Example Sentences
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Inmates take shelter at the buzz of drones sweeping overhead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
US embassies in the Gulf urged American citizens to take shelter.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
All those around Sharif are fleeing, but he refuses to leave his home, although he eventually sends the rest of the family to take shelter in nearby Nablus.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
"We are still asking people in the area to take shelter until we can determine what is happening," police said on social media shortly after 7pm.
From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025
Boot Camp weekends became a way for us to take shelter, connect, and recharge.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
