shelter-in-place
adjective
variants
or less commonly shelter in place
: instructing or requiring people to remain in their current location until a danger has passed
The governor has issued a shelter-in-place order.
: of or relating to sheltering in place
shelter-in-place drills
see also shelter in place at shelter entry 2
Examples of shelter-in-place in a Sentence
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Since opening in 2020 during shelter-in-place, the Filipino- and Indian-owned storefront has become one of the only remaining spaces that specializes in niche hip-hop, soul, jazz, and funk.
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Alan Chazaro, SPIN, 21 Mar. 2024
Three people are dead in Philadelphia suburb shootings that prompted shelter-in-place orders.
—USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Police in Falls Township had issued a shelter-in-place warning amid the search for the suspect that has since been lifted.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2024
The rampage prompted a shelter-in-place order for Falls Township, a town of about 34,000 people directly southwest of Trenton in Pennsylvania’s Bucks County.
—Nick Parker, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
Bucks County issued a shelter-in-place alert for parts of the county at about 9:30 a.m., with a phone recording telling people to lock doors and windows and shelter in place in the central location of a building, away from the doors and windows due to police activity.
—Peg Quann, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024
Traffic has improved now that shelter-in-place and social distancing measures have lifted, but not entirely.
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Camille Dee, center, from the Santa Cruz Mountains, hugs Suzanne Merrick, an employee at Fibbar MaGees Irish Pub, at the pub in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
The shooting prompted the university to issue a shelter-in-place order while police searched and cleared the areas.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
An inert land mine found in a storage unit in Jefferson County just south of Lakewood prompted a shelter-in-place order for a quarter of a mile surrounding Public Storage at 10201 W. Hampden Ave.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2024
Alan Chazaro, SPIN, 21 Mar. 2024
Three people are dead in Philadelphia suburb shootings that prompted shelter-in-place orders.
—USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Police in Falls Township had issued a shelter-in-place warning amid the search for the suspect that has since been lifted.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2024
The rampage prompted a shelter-in-place order for Falls Township, a town of about 34,000 people directly southwest of Trenton in Pennsylvania’s Bucks County.
—Nick Parker, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
Bucks County issued a shelter-in-place alert for parts of the county at about 9:30 a.m., with a phone recording telling people to lock doors and windows and shelter in place in the central location of a building, away from the doors and windows due to police activity.
—Peg Quann, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024
Traffic has improved now that shelter-in-place and social distancing measures have lifted, but not entirely.
1 of 4
Camille Dee, center, from the Santa Cruz Mountains, hugs Suzanne Merrick, an employee at Fibbar MaGees Irish Pub, at the pub in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
The shooting prompted the university to issue a shelter-in-place order while police searched and cleared the areas.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
An inert land mine found in a storage unit in Jefferson County just south of Lakewood prompted a shelter-in-place order for a quarter of a mile surrounding Public Storage at 10201 W. Hampden Ave.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Shelter-in-place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shelter-in-place. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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