How to Use shelter in a Sentence
- They sought shelter from the storm.
- The crowd ran for shelter when the rain started.
- We made a shelter from branches.
- The organization provides food and shelter for homeless people.
-
But a shelter isn’t a warm home.
—
Tj MacIas,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
-
Michael said the street is safer than a shelter.
—
Marcia Kramer,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
-
Meet at the bus shelter in the parking lot.
—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
-
All hikes meet at the bus shelter in the parking lot.
—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
-
Now these children will have to go to shelters.
—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
-
The room they're housed in now at the shelter is quiet.
—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
-
That could put shelters on the chopping block.
—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
-
Refugees waiting in camps for food and shelter.
—
Sarah Al Asmar,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
-
Pets will be allowed at the shelter.
—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
25 Feb. 2026
-
Find a list of winter shelters here.
—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
-
But no one died; the local team had bomb shelters at the ready.
—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
-
Plant in rich, well-draining soil with some shelter from wind.
—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
-
As a result, shelter space was scarce.
—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
-
Some sites are equipped with overhead shelters.
—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2026
-
There's shelters, there's places all the time giving away dogs.
—
Andrew Ramos,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
-
Both ponds are a short walk from the splash park with one right next to the park's shelter.
—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
The Enquirer,
31 Aug. 2025
-
The fear of losing means for food, shelter, and health care is the point.
—
Stephanie Land,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
-
The goal is to help 400 area pets in shelters find new homes.
—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
-
Rae says problems at past shelters have long been resolved.
—
Amber Gaudet,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
-
Many scrambled for shelter, while others ran for their lives.
—
Ben Brasch,
Washington Post,
1 May 2023
-
If no shelter is available avoid trees, power lines, and the side of the road.
—
Ca Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Jan. 2026
-
If no shelter is available avoid trees, power lines, and the side of the road.
—
Ca Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
-
If no shelter is available avoid trees, power lines, and the side of the road.
—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
-
If no shelter is available avoid trees, power lines, and the side of the road.
—
Ca Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Feb. 2026
-
If no shelter is available avoid trees, power lines, and the side of the road.
—
Ca Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
-
If no shelter is available avoid trees, power lines, and the side of the road.
—
Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Oct. 2025
- A cave sheltered the climbers during the storm.
- They sheltered in a cave while they waited for the storm to pass.
-
But they can also be used to shelter you.
—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
-
Many are sheltering in their homes, he was told.
—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2026
-
Others were told to shelter in place.
—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
-
That’s a lot of income to shelter!
—
Kristin McKenna,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
-
Her oldest, in first grade, sheltered at school.
—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
18 Apr. 2026
-
School asked to shelter in place as a precaution.
—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
-
Here are fruit trees that sheltered us, shedding petals and forcing out new leaves.
—
John Kinsella,
The New Yorker,
11 Dec. 2023
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
3 May 2026
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
24 Dec. 2025
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
25 Dec. 2025
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
14 Oct. 2025
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
29 Sep. 2025
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
-
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'shelter.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated:
