shelter
Example Sentences
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Pratt’s critics say that his plan relies on funneling homeless people into a shelter system that doesn’t have the capacity to handle them all.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Mr. Pratt has recorded cute social-media videos with dogs, promising to overhaul the city’s dysfunctional shelter system and to require vagrants to get treatment for mental health illnesses and addictions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Journalists who were on the White House North Lawn at the time said on X that they were ordered to run and shelter in the press briefing room.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
Indie star Mitski isn't your typical Radio 1 artist, but she also drew an impressive crowd to the same stage on Saturday afternoon, including some who took the opportunity to shelter from the sun.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
She was kneeling at the mouth of a shelter on the other side of the clearing, talking urgently.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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