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

"I'd rather get hit than take shelter in there," joked mayor Ghanayem, not dwelling on who was responsible for their upkeep.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 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

All those around Sharif are fleeing, but he refuses to leave his home, although he eventually sends the rest of the family to take shelter in nearby Nablus.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

This bulky load made it difficult enough to climb out of a trench, and harder still to move faster than a slow walk or to lie down to take shelter and then rise quickly.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman