shelter
Example Sentences
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When preparing for a hike, some pack the “10 essentials,” which includes navigation tools, a light source and emergency shelter, while others preach a different method of considering specifically what’s needed for the day.
From Los Angeles Times
The retired ecology teacher said she just wanted to find out for herself what people do in the shelter.
They are now sheltering in a school-turned-shelter housing around 500 displaced people.
From Barron's
Guenther believes they were sheltering there because of the intense storm.
From Los Angeles Times
Our instincts—to dominate, to reproduce, to seek shelter—are not distinct from those that do not have the luxury of language to communicate them.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
