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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Nearly a month later, a judge issued an injunction preventing the city from enforcing its camping ban against people who can’t find shelter, as well as from seizing and throwing away people’s belongings.
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Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 23 May 2025
These systems allow people to take shelter and critical systems to automatically engage safety protocols.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Most warnings gave residents in the affected areas about 30 minutes to take shelter.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
People should take shelter at a local church, at the home of a friend or family member or an evacuation shelter.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 19 May 2025
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Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 23 May 2025
These systems allow people to take shelter and critical systems to automatically engage safety protocols.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Most warnings gave residents in the affected areas about 30 minutes to take shelter.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
People should take shelter at a local church, at the home of a friend or family member or an evacuation shelter.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 19 May 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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