take shelter
Example Sentences
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Inmates take shelter at the buzz of drones sweeping overhead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
“Get off the streets, take shelter and lock down.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
UK nationals in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Oman have been told to "remain vigilant" and take shelter if advised to do so.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
US embassies in the Gulf urged American citizens to take shelter.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
This bulky load made it difficult enough to climb out of a trench, and harder still to move faster than a slow walk or to lie down to take shelter and then rise quickly.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
