shelter

Example Sentences

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Some people say that the Eaton fire in Altadena worsened the situation, driving bruins whose habitat was destroyed into residential areas to seek food, water and shelter.

From Los Angeles Times

She said her family could not afford rents elsewhere in Lebanon, and she worried about moving her elderly parents and husband, who uses a walking stick, into a shelter.

From BBC

Through the trees, he glimpsed a great dark shadow in the wreck of the shelter.

From Literature

Afghanistan denies that it provides shelter to militants who attack Pakistan.

From The Wall Street Journal

Authorities in Lebanon said more than one million people have registered as displaced since March 2, with more than 130,000 people staying in upwards of 600 collective shelters.

From Barron's