take shelter
Example Sentences
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Workers in the city’s financial district, students at some international schools and diplomats were ordered to evacuate or take shelter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Authorities said they would order residents to take shelter starting at 5:00 p.m.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
Officials in those countries have repeatedly asked residents in border areas to take shelter amid fear of incursions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"You're always one breath away from having to take shelter somewhere if the station has a problem. It's just a matter of fact of living on board a spaceship."
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
“If we don’t find a good place to take shelter, we’ll be burned to a crisp.”
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
