Examples of 'took shelter' in a sentence

Meaning of "took shelter"

Took shelter means seeking refuge or protection, usually in a designated safe place, during a period of danger, such as a storm, natural disaster, or imminent threat. It implies finding a temporary or safe location to protect oneself from harm or undesirable conditions

How to use "took shelter" in a sentence

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took shelter
Took shelter in a root cellar of all places.
The soldier took shelter in the foxhole.
You could not go on so we took shelter.
Perhaps he took shelter with some natives.
My mother and my children took shelter here.
Each took shelter from the other.
It was raining and we took shelter there.
Mannan took shelter in one of these zones.
Seasonal farmers took shelter there.
And we took shelter in the back of the.
Homeless people took shelter here.
They took shelter under an oak tree.
Bhima and his men took shelter in a cave.
And took shelter in the castle of tsu.
Hundreds of people took shelter here.

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Many took shelter in a nearby office building.
In front of the store a little girl took shelter.
They all took shelter in the tunnels.
I was scared and took shelter.
He finally took shelter under a huge tree.
The people who had been made to lie down took shelter in their houses.
I took shelter under a porch during the storm.
Maybe they took shelter there.
We took shelter from the rain under a tree.
A small group of survivors took shelter in a crashed human spaceship.
I took shelter under a tin roof.
The boys escaped and took shelter in a relief camp.
They took shelter next to the ravine to eat.
He lived in the wild and took shelter in a cardboard box.
Residents took shelter in a community center at an adjacent settlement.
He abandoned the town and took shelter in the citadel.
I took shelter during the cyclone.
Richards and his wife took shelter in the basement.
We took shelter in your cellar during the bombardment.
Fairoz somehow escaped and took shelter in the mountains.
You took shelter in his hut.
It started to rain and he took shelter in his sleeping bag.
Tom took shelter in a log cabin.
We heard heavy weapons and took shelter again in the room.
We all took shelter in the old flight office.
Allemand said that he and others took shelter in a nearby restaurant.
You took shelter under a tree.
Some few surface dwellers took shelter where they could.
We took shelter in the busbecause it started to rain again.
Many residents there took shelter in schools and caves.
I took shelter here myself a few minutes before you did.
Harren and his sons took shelter inside the castle.
I took shelter under a tree.
During a stormy night the company took shelter in a dry cave.
You took shelter here with your gun.

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