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take shelter

VERB
nestle
Synonyms
STRONG
bundle burrow cuddle huddle nuzzle snug snuggle
WEAK
lie against lie close make snug move close settle down
Antonyms
STRONG
separate

Example Sentences

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US embassies in the Gulf urged American citizens to take shelter.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Kampala has been quiet in recent days as residents headed home to their villages to vote -- or take shelter.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

All those around Sharif are fleeing, but he refuses to leave his home, although he eventually sends the rest of the family to take shelter in nearby Nablus.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

At the start of the film, a woodcutter and a priest take shelter from intense rain in the ruins of the mighty Rashomon Gate in Kyoto.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Milton tried to take shelter behind his newspaper, but the fan-disturbed air rustled the newsprint.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides