Example Sentences

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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

About 7,000 people are believed to have been sheltering at the facility, the U.N. said.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Unrwa, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, says that 1.9 million Gaza's residents - about 85% of the population - have been displaced and that 1.1 million of them have been sheltering in its facilities.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023

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

The UN will be responsible for distributing the aid, with much of it likely to be sent to UN schools where thousands have been sheltering and hospitals.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023