shelter
noun
something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
were sheltering
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past progressiveof shelter.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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More than 40,000 people were sheltering in the city’s subway stations, such as Dorohozhychi, where the Ivashchenkos sought safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Khalil’s body was reported to have been found under the rubble of a house where she and freelance photographer Zeinab Faraj were sheltering, according to their colleagues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
U.S. officials voiced concerns over the how a major operation in the city would affect the around 1.3 million Palestinians who were sheltering there after eight months of violence and multiple displacements.
From Salon ● May 30, 2024
Last weekend, two brothers said they tried to help Ms Good and her child by using shirts from the shop they were sheltering in to stop the bleeding.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2024
Very bravely he went to the authorities and told them about his family and the pagans they were sheltering, and the soldiers went to the family’s house in the middle of the night.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
