sheltering

Example Sentences

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The shift from removing tents and personal belongings to sheltering people resolves a fight over the city’s committment to “resolve” thousands of encampments.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Centuries ago, they emerged on seaside courses as natural pits and hollows caused by erosion and by animals sheltering from the wind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

"In the south, we're very resilient, we're used to bombardments... I'd never left my house until now," said Mustafa Khairallah, now sheltering in Sidon.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

"What was the point of this war? Nothing about this makes sense," said Hiam, a 53-year-old mother sheltering in a school.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

People in the border states, who had been sheltering runaway slaves, helped further the mystery of an underground road.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry