Examples of 'sought shelter' in a sentence

Meaning of "sought shelter"

This phrase indicates that someone actively looked for or searched for a place of refuge or protection. It implies that the person was in a vulnerable or dangerous situation and needed to find a safe place to stay or seek protection from external factors

How to use "sought shelter" in a sentence

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sought shelter
It started to rain and we sought shelter at a teahouse.
They sought shelter from the rain.
I thought he might have sought shelter here.
Tom sought shelter from the rain.
My best guess is they have sought shelter.
She eventually sought shelter inside a classroom.
The rest of the family sought shelter.
I had sought shelter from the rains.
Even the pigeons have sought shelter.
A few sought shelter in a café at the crossroads.
She could have sought shelter.
So we sought shelter until the rain passed.
On which they have sought shelter.
A few sought shelter in a cafe at the crossroads.
Those that were out sought shelter.

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She sought shelter inside his bottle.
Many hurried home or sought shelter.
Every one sought shelter in this basement.
Instead of fleeing for the rest of his life he sought shelter.
Three of them even sought shelter in a lormerpigsty.
I sought shelter in a nearby tent.
Where families sought shelter.
He sought shelter from the rain.
Many people were killed who had sought shelter in the tunnels.
Birds sought shelter in the trees.
Syrians escaping the conflict increasingly sought shelter beyond the region.
The homeless sought shelter from the chilly shower.
Apparently the girl wanted to get away and sought shelter at his home.
The homeless sought shelter from a shower.
Sought shelter in the darkness.
The activists sought shelter in the building.
Sought shelter elsewhere.
Perhaps he sought shelter there.
He sought shelter in the one place no one expected him to go.
Many of the survivors fled and sought shelter in the surrounding areas.
He sought shelter when he needed it.
Those inside the home had sought shelter and were not injured.
She sought shelter at the settlement and it was granted to her.
Others have crossed a border and sought shelter outside of their own countries.
Researchers hypothesize that vessels of all sizes could have sought shelter here.
He said he sought shelter under a bridge.
Hidden in the back of the cave is a clue that confirms people sought shelter here.
So he sought shelter in the mountains.
Several climbed over the fence of a house next to the school and sought shelter there.
Many of the residents sought shelter at a nearby missile tracking station.
I visited the area where a large proportion of those fleeing the capital have sought shelter.
They had sought shelter from communal violence earlier this year.
A large part of the population fled their homes and sought shelter from the air raids.
But few of those who sought shelter together that night will forget it.
The inhabitants of these two villages sought shelter in Agadez.

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Examples of using Shelter
We ask for shelter and free passage
Shelter the pump from direct sunlight
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