shelter
noun
something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
is sheltering
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present progressiveof shelter (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Asmaa Tayeh, a young graduate who is sheltering with her family at her grandparents' house in the western Gaza City neighbourhood of al-Nasr, also said people were once again daring to hope.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025
She has already been discharged and is sheltering with relatives.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024
More than half of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million is sheltering in the city, and an offensive there has raised international concern over the potential harm to civilians.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
“It was like an earthquake,” Mohammad al-Masri, a 31-year-old accountant who is sheltering with his family in a tent in a large Rafah encampment, said of the shaking from the strikes.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2024
"For people hear the story, and they say that the church is sheltering evil doers."
From Samuel the Seeker by Upton Sinclair
