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

Earlier in the week, United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon said they had been notified by Israel of planned spraying near the border and were advised to take shelter.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 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 are still asking people in the area to take shelter until we can determine what is happening," police said on social media shortly after 7pm.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

"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