shelter
Example Sentences
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Before it was destroyed, Mariupol’s theater served as a bomb shelter whose denizens cut across social, economic and cultural classes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
An evacuation order was also issued at the Seimas, Lithuania's parliament, according to local media, with politicians and staff led down to a basement shelter.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Located in the city center, the Donetsk Regional Academic Drama Theater became a makeshift bomb shelter in the immediate days after the invasion, housing up to 1,500 Mariupoltsi pursuing refuge.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
They’re typically the largest structures on the landscapes where they grow, and dozens of animals rely on them for food and shelter.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
I rigged a snow shelter and made a lean-to with a tarp and dug snow caves for the dogs and we holed up to wait until the worst of the cold had passed.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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