SHELTER in a Sentence
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220 example sentences for SHELTER, such as:
1. In its shelter they had flowered.
2. Provision of shelter was their main concern.
3. Human beings need food, clothing and shelter.
4. They are in desperate need of food and shelter.
5. I only wish I had a home to offer you shelter in.
2. Provision of shelter was their main concern.
3. Human beings need food, clothing and shelter.
4. They are in desperate need of food and shelter.
5. I only wish I had a home to offer you shelter in.
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Meanings and Examples of SHELTER
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shelter
n. temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
v. invest (money) so that it is not taxable
Classic Sentence: (186 in 13 pages)
1 There had always been someone to do things for her, to look after her, shelter and protect her and spoil her.
2 Prissy moaned, peering at the dark trees that closed about them on both sides of the road--trees which might reach out and clutch her if she left the shelter of the wagon.
3 Then, she knew that somewhere in the opaque gloom about her there was shelter, help, a haven of refuge and warmth.
4 She would have turned and left him then, seeking the shelter of the house to hide herself, but she was too tired to move.
5 The soldiers on the square had taken shelter in their huts and the streets were deserted.
6 I only wish I had a home to offer you shelter in.
7 In its shelter they had flowered.
8 The depot had not been rebuilt since it was burned in the battle and in its place was only a wooden shelter, with no sides to keep out the weather.
9 And I've taken too many gifts from you already, Scarlett--food and shelter and even clothes for myself and Melanie and the baby.
10 Glad there was some other place than this house to shelter Rhett until his glittering, murderous mood had passed.
11 I shouldn't have given the old scoundrel shelter.
12 He, like Scarlett, was forced to shelter behind Melanie's skirts.
13 But even had the two been in closer contact, it was impossible to think of Mrs. Peniston's mind as offering shelter or comprehension to such misery as Lily's.
14 Miss Bart released her, and stood breathing brokenly, like one who has gained shelter after a long flight.
15 Her hand still clung to Gerty's as if to ward off evil dreams, but the hold of her fingers relaxed, her head sank deeper into its shelter, and Gerty felt that she slept.
Example Sentence: (34 in 3 pages)
1 Food, clothing and shelter are all basic necessities of life.
2 They built a primitive shelter out of tree trunks.
3 Provision of shelter was their main concern.
4 They are in desperate need of food and shelter.
5 Human beings need food, clothing and shelter.
6 They opened a shelter to provide temporary housing for the city's homeless.
7 Parents often seek to shelter their children from outside influences.
8 The soldier looped a grenade into the enemy shelter trench.
9 The bomb shelter has concrete walls that are three metres thick.
10 A second relief boat, the Isabella , has arrived on Tikopia, and with it the first major shipment of food, water and shelter.
11 One by one they stepped in at last and took shelter under the tent; but to have company in misery seemed something to be grateful for.
12 I undressed hastily, and sought shelter from cold and darkness in my crib.
13 On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty, huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.
14 The back-packers found partial shelter from the storm by huddling against the concave wall of the cliff.
15 The islanders took shelter in mountain caves to escape the onslaught.