find/take shelter
idiom
: to go somewhere for cover and protection from danger, bad weather, etc.
They found/took shelter in a cave during the storm.
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Jessica Hooten Wilson, a humanities professor, and her husband had managed to find shelter at a hotel an hour away.
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Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Imagine having the Mars equivalent of a tornado siren that warns astronauts to take shelter.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
So as the rain poured down and everyone scampered to find shelter, JJ and I sat in his truck with nothing to do.
—Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
Civilians take shelter in a metro station during an air raid in Kyiv.
—Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Imagine having the Mars equivalent of a tornado siren that warns astronauts to take shelter.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
So as the rain poured down and everyone scampered to find shelter, JJ and I sat in his truck with nothing to do.
—Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
Civilians take shelter in a metro station during an air raid in Kyiv.
—Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Find/take shelter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/find%2Ftake%20shelter. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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