Example Sentences

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Katy Holloman, a makeup artist from El Dorado Hills, was supposed to head home from vacation in Puerto Vallarta on Sunday when she was told by hotel staff that everyone was sheltering in place.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Janvier Kamundu, whose name has been changed for security reasons, was sheltering from the fighting at home with his wife and children.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Talia Levine, a senior and varsity sailor studying international relations, was sheltering in place in the science library across from the engineering building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

Fabiola Yépez, a 20-year-old mother from Venezuela, was sheltering under a bridge in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, with her toddler son when she first learned of President Biden’s new executive order restricting asylum seekers.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2024

He looked as if he was sheltering from the rain, except that it wasn’t raining.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman