shelter
Example Sentences
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Boarding houses were founded to shelter young people, primarily women, arriving alone to work in New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The match was brought to a halt in the 21st minute as thunderstorms and lightning forced players off the pitch, with spectators told to seek shelter.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The experimental index that tracks senior spending more accurately, the R-CPI-E, has historically run hotter than the headline figure because retirees spend more on the two categories rising fastest: healthcare and shelter.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Panish played prison phone recordings that suggested they were seeking to shift assets to their son and daughter and shelter them from the Iskanders.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The wind passed, the tail of a storm roaring out to sea, and Nim was snug in her sea lion shelter, breathing the warm smell of fur.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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