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

“Get off the streets, take shelter and lock down.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 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

Kampala has been quiet in recent days as residents headed home to their villages to vote -- or take shelter.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

"We can buy new mounts there, or else take shelter at Harrenhal. That's Lady Whent's seat, and she's always been a friend o' the Watch."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin