How to Use find/take shelter in a Sentence

find/take shelter

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• When the shelling was bad, Koshelev’s wife would bring people to the basement of the hospital to take shelter.
  — James Verini Paolo Pellegrin, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
• Of course, some animals do die in the smoke and fire—those that can't run fast enough or find shelter.
  — National Geographic, 8 Sep. 2020
• Then their neighbors texted them, telling them to rush to the campsite’s bathhouse to take shelter.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 8 May 2024
• Van Sweringen and her two dogs ran to the kitchen to take shelter, while her friend, Lisa, took shelter in a bathroom.
  — Samantha Neely, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2022
• People who live or work in the area should have a plan in place to take shelter if warnings are issued.
  — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 7 Aug. 2023
• The university advised the public to take shelter, lock doors and avoid the area of the arena.
  — Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 21 May 2024
• People can call 211 to find shelter or transportation in the area.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2022
• As bullets came flying into the room, the teacher and students tried to take shelter in the corner, the teen said.
  — NBC News, 5 Sep. 2024
• Sister Robin Merrill was one of the people who did take shelter.
  — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
• As the twister picks up speed, the crew abandons its car, hoping to take shelter under an overpass.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024
• If that is not possible, the person should run in a straight line, cover their face and find shelter.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 2 May 2023
• And if that happens, folks should take shelter right away and keep listening for more alerts.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2024
• Stranded by a blizzard, a young woman is forced to find shelter at a highway rest area with a group of strangers.
  — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 25 Feb. 2022
• The region’s shortage of beds had soured her on trying to find shelter before storms.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
• Police in riot gear ducked and scrambled to draw their guns while yelling for people to find shelter.
  — Colleen Slevin, Anchorage Daily News, 13 June 2023
• The most common guidance is to take shelter in homes or other buildings.
  — Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024
• As the rains stopped and the sun shone, many residents of basement apartments in wide swaths of Queens were displaced and trying to find shelter.
  — New York Times, 2 Sep. 2021
• The weather service advises people to find shelter and wait out the storm.
  — Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 14 July 2024
• Like most people, my husband and I were able to take shelter in other people’s RVs.
  — Asli Pelit, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
• Scott and his wife, Ruth, played by Myha’la Herrold, claim to be the owners of the home the Sandfords rented for the weekend, and ask to take shelter with the family that night.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2023
• Twenty-two neighbors would find shelter there that night.
  — Janine Zeitlin, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2022
• First, the behavior should not be performed in order to get food, attract a mate, or find shelter.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2022
• Many inside had little or no time to take shelter as the missiles struck just two minutes after the air alert went off.
  — Katya Soldak, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
• Red Rocks staff reportedly gave fans a five-minute warning to take shelter prior to the hail storm.
  — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2023
• Israel was able to tell its citizens to prepare to take shelter.
  — Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
• The streets of Gaza City, the enclave’s largest urban area, emptied out as residents gathered at schools to take shelter.
  — Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
• Hu said that some animals, including sea turtles, fish, crabs, and shrimp could eat or find shelter in the blooms.
  — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2023
• But when snow flattens grassy cover, pheasants need to find shelter.
  — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 3 Jan. 2024
• Its activists swap information about safe routes through the fighting, source scarce medicine and find shelter for the homeless.
  — Hafiz Haroun, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
• The 16 people inside the house, including eight children, scrambled to find shelter even as some were shot.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 3 May 2023

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024