sheltered

Example Sentences

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Their neighbour, Olha, describes how she sheltered in a corridor that night with her elderly mother.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

But, as she told Ritz, when she joined Jimmy Jam and Lewis in Minneapolis, she was coming out of a very sheltered life.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Elizabeth Uribe, who is friends with Gladdys, checked in on her parents throughout the day as they sheltered inside a hotel in Rincón de Guayabitos, a beach town not far from Puerto Vallarta.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

A group of young people sheltered under a thatched hut by the side of the road, absorbed in a game of poker.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

You weren’t as sheltered from the sun as I’d have liked, but there was nothing we could do about that.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman