tornado shelter

Example Sentences

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Some people will go to a tornado shelter as soon as a warning is issued.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023

“Many of the employees were gathered in the tornado shelter and after the storm was over they left the plant and went to their homes,” said Bob Ferguson, a spokesman for the company.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2021

“Many of the employees were gathered in the tornado shelter, and after the storm was over they left the plant and went to their homes,” a company spokesman told the AP.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2021

Instead, the police department converted one of the five tubes in the tornado shelter at Sportsman Lake Park into a shelter that will accommodate dogs, cats and their owners.

From Washington Times • May 13, 2020

She had supported him and he had been her caretaker, lifting her out of bed in the mornings and pushing her wheelchair up the hill to a tornado shelter whenever a storm hit.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2016