find/take shelter
idiom
: to go somewhere for cover and protection from danger, bad weather, etc.
They found/took shelter in a cave during the storm.
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An arrest warrant against González has led him to seek asylum in Spain, and opposition leader María Corina Machado has been forced to take shelter.
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Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Many residents woke up Thursday to mobile phone alerts urging them to take shelter from the potentially dangerous winds.
—Simina Mistreanu, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
The guide was filled with travel information like maps, how to change a tire, where to get gas, and, yes, a listing of places to eat or take shelter for the night.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
How did residents respond? Just before 4 p.m., Tuesday, around a half-dozen people were at the Whitewater Township Community Center, where residents have been encouraged to take shelter while an evacuation order remains active.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2024
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Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Many residents woke up Thursday to mobile phone alerts urging them to take shelter from the potentially dangerous winds.
—Simina Mistreanu, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
The guide was filled with travel information like maps, how to change a tire, where to get gas, and, yes, a listing of places to eat or take shelter for the night.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
How did residents respond? Just before 4 p.m., Tuesday, around a half-dozen people were at the Whitewater Township Community Center, where residents have been encouraged to take shelter while an evacuation order remains active.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2024
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