shelter
noun
something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
have sheltered
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present perfectof shelter.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Another place investors have sheltered from tariff turmoil and U.S. economic worries recently is international markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
Earlier on Wednesday, the team issued an update saying the men's backpacks and equipment were found during a search of a bivouac hut they are believed to have sheltered at.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2025
Warming centers in Knoxville have sheltered over 270 people so far, Ms. Read said, adding that the city received two years’ worth of snow in one week.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2024
Over the last two months, hotels operated by local and major brands, including Outrigger, Marriott and Hyatt, have sheltered emergency responders and wildfire evacuees, as well as their own staff members who were displaced.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
Any one of them just then might have sheltered a fairy princess.
From The Wishing Moon by Louise Elizabeth Dutton
