shelter

Example Sentences

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“I tend not to accept the statement by President Trump at face value,” Olmert said from his shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Do not shelter under a tree or use a cliff or rocky overhang, the weather service warns.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

With temperatures ranging from below freezing in August to 40C in the summer months, it would also have been tough without shelter.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

In this case, a cave filled with the remains of past meals became a shelter for a completely different kind of inhabitant.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

He had left the shelter around noon, unable to take the stress of simply waiting alone.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone