How to Use shelter in place in a Sentence
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Some residents in the area were asked to evacuate or shelter in place, but those orders have been lifted, McVey said.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 30 June 2026
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Compounded by a public health system that had virtually no warning protocols, outreach programs, or cooling shelters in place.
—Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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Throughout the region, residents are being told to shelter in place, close their windows, turn on air-conditioning and stay inside to avoid breathing the dangerous air outside.
—Daryl Fairweather, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
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Over the next decade, home buyers living in places with the highest risk of poor air quality will increasingly desire larger homes that make sheltering in place a bit easier for themselves and their families.
—Daryl Fairweather, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
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The Kerr County Sheriff’s Office urged people shelter in place, due to hazardous conditions and rising water.
—Mary Ella Hastings july 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
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In reality, while attendees were instructed to shelter in place as heavy rain made roads difficult to navigate, emergency officials worked with organizers to safely reopen routes once conditions improved.
—Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
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Angela George and Amanda Lee Myers Visitors celebrating America's 250th at Mount Rushmore are sheltering in place as severe weather moved into the region.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
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About 220,000 people have been evacuated in France, while more than 75,000 people in Spain have been evacuated from their homes and around 30,000 more ordered to shelter in place, according to authorities.
—Reuters, NBC news, 26 July 2026
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About 220,000 people have been evacuated in France, while in neighbouring Spain more than 75,000 people have been told to leave their homes and a further 30,000 ordered to shelter in place, authorities said over the weekend.
—Janis Laizans, USA Today, 27 July 2026
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Where is the shelter-in-place order for?
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
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What is a shelter-in-place order?
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
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Where is shelter-in-place order in Louisville?
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
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The shelter-in-place order has since been lifted.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 19 June 2026
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The shelter-in-place was lifted around midnight.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
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Where are there shelter-in-place advisories?
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
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The next month, Idaho went into shelter-in-place mode with the rest of the world.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2025
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Parnell had said a shelter-in-place was in place for affected areas.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 11 June 2026
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Some questioned why the shelter-in-place order was lifted if a suspect had not been found.
—Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 May 2023
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Several streets are closed, and a shelter-in-place order is in effect.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
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The other schools in town were put into a shelter-in-place mode, according to police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Nov. 2024
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Employees above the first floor of the building were given the shelter-in-place order.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 June 2024
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The city issued a shelter-in-place order on Sunday while the search was on for the suspects.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 18 May 2026
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While a shelter-in-place alert has not lifted, many guests are returning to reclaim their soggy seats.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
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The Navy said other sites on the base were not under threat and not put under a shelter-in-place order.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Although the suspect remains at large, a shelter-in-place order has not been reestablished.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
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No injuries were reported, and the lockdown and shelter-in-place were lifted.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Feb. 2025
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The shelter-in-place is reduced to a quarter-mile radius around the crash site, covering a half-mile area.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
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The fire also prompted shelter-in-place orders that were later lifted.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
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The college said on its website that a shelter-in-place order has been issued for students on campus.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2023
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Police later began lifting shelter-in-place orders in the city.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2023
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After the fire grew, the city issued a shelter-in-place warning to the city and surrounding areas.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
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The release said some residents are under shelter-in-place orders.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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The map above shows the former shelter-in-place area in orange and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Rain, which rolled into the city mid-morning, fell heavy at times, with storms in the area that caused a shelter-in-place warning to be issued.
—Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Sep. 2025
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There is a shelter-in-place for those living in the immediate surrounding area.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
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The fire caused a partial roof collapse and prompted a temporary shelter-in-place order.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Feb. 2026
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Classes resumed after the shelter-in-place order was lifted.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
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Staples High School was also put in a shelter-in-place mode for about an hour as a precaution.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
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Schultz said workers inside the refinery were told the shelter-in-place Sunday night.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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