find/take shelter
idiom
: to go somewhere for cover and protection from danger, bad weather, etc.
They found/took shelter in a cave during the storm.
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The National Weather Service, where every forecasting minute counts, allows Americans time to take shelter and provides first responders with more time to prepare for rescues.
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The city’s mayor Vitali Klitschko earlier urged people to take shelter.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
As a blizzard and a bitter cold front closes in on the survivors, Abby invites Joel and Dina to take shelter with her fellow ex-Fireflies (without, of course, identifying them as such) at a house outside of town.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Comments Abby and her team take shelter in a palatial lodge on a mountain overlooking Jackson.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The city’s mayor Vitali Klitschko earlier urged people to take shelter.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
As a blizzard and a bitter cold front closes in on the survivors, Abby invites Joel and Dina to take shelter with her fellow ex-Fireflies (without, of course, identifying them as such) at a house outside of town.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Comments Abby and her team take shelter in a palatial lodge on a mountain overlooking Jackson.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for find/take shelter
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“Find/take shelter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/find%2Ftake%20shelter. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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