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
For the past 16 months, hundreds of asylum-seekers have been sheltering at Tukwila’s Riverton Park United Methodist Church, at the Kent Quality Inn Hotel or in private rentals.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
About 7,000 people are believed to have been sheltering at the facility, the U.N. said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
People displaced by the fighting in Gaza have been sheltering in the hospital complex.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2023
