shelter
noun
something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
had sheltered
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past perfectof shelter.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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They took me to see how the place had been reordered: the fragile mud houses that had sheltered our ancestors for centuries were gone, replaced by sturdy brick homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
In the most recent attack, employees managed to contain the fire to localise the damage, and the staff, who had sheltered in a workshop, were unscathed.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
Both were childhood friends who had sheltered together in the same camp in 2009 during the height of the insurgency in Mogadishu - he was someone he could trust.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2024
It was intended at the time to hold and interrogate those suspected of having links to al-Qaida or the Taliban, who had sheltered bin Laden.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
When the snow stopped, I saw that we had sheltered beneath the great pine at the top of our ridge.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
