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

"I'd rather get hit than take shelter in there," joked mayor Ghanayem, not dwelling on who was responsible for their upkeep.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

UK nationals in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Oman have been told to "remain vigilant" and take shelter if advised to do so.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

UK nationals in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Oman have been told by the Foreign Office to "remain vigilant" and take shelter if advised to do so.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

“If we don’t find a good place to take shelter, we’ll be burned to a crisp.”

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin