shelter
noun
something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
have been sheltering
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present perfect progressiveof shelter.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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They include Malawian nationals, about 7,000 of whom have been sheltering in an open field in the eastern port city of Durban, according to an inter-ministerial migration committee set up after the president's address.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
This year, she makes do as best she can in the orange tent where they have been sheltering for almost three months.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
He points out that the protected status of Unrwa schools, clinics and other buildings where hundreds of thousands of displaced people have been sheltering would effectively be lost.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2024
But now, as Israel warns of a ground offensive there, some of the 1.4 million people who have been sheltering in the city are packing up and moving on.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
Sabrene Odeh, a Seattle resident who has family in the West Bank, said her cousins, aunts and uncles have been sheltering in place, fearful of leaving their homes to attend university or go to work.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
