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.
Examples of find/take shelter in a Sentence
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Transients would take shelter there, and some trespassers would store contraband or do drugs in the isolated locations.
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Stink bugs reproduce in the summer and will try to find shelter from the cold temperatures during the fall, according to Orkin.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
Everyone on the east side of the Baton Rouge metro and through Livingston Parish needs to take shelter NOW.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
Then their neighbors texted them, telling them to rush to the campsite’s bathhouse to take shelter.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 8 May 2024
Interior stairwells are usually good places to take shelter.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
Advertisement People can be homeless for one week and find shelter the next week.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
What the program does is help people find shelter, get food and look after their physical and mental health.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
But even if the Israel-Hamas war expands, the world—and Israel—must not lose focus on helping Gazans get healthcare, find shelter, and receive food and water.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2024
Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Stink bugs reproduce in the summer and will try to find shelter from the cold temperatures during the fall, according to Orkin.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
Everyone on the east side of the Baton Rouge metro and through Livingston Parish needs to take shelter NOW.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
Then their neighbors texted them, telling them to rush to the campsite’s bathhouse to take shelter.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 8 May 2024
Interior stairwells are usually good places to take shelter.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
Advertisement People can be homeless for one week and find shelter the next week.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
What the program does is help people find shelter, get food and look after their physical and mental health.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
But even if the Israel-Hamas war expands, the world—and Israel—must not lose focus on helping Gazans get healthcare, find shelter, and receive food and water.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Find/take shelter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/find%2Ftake%20shelter. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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