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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When once a night central Israel has to wake up and take shelter ...
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Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Image In Tel Aviv, residents usually have more than a minute to take shelter after the sirens sound because of the distance rockets must travel from Lebanon.
—Jack Nicas, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Gas shortages and traffic jams can leave people stranded on highways and unable to find shelter before the storm hits.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
Jessica Hooten Wilson, a humanities professor, and her husband had managed to find shelter at a hotel an hour away.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Image In Tel Aviv, residents usually have more than a minute to take shelter after the sirens sound because of the distance rockets must travel from Lebanon.
—Jack Nicas, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Gas shortages and traffic jams can leave people stranded on highways and unable to find shelter before the storm hits.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
Jessica Hooten Wilson, a humanities professor, and her husband had managed to find shelter at a hotel an hour away.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Find/take shelter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/find%2Ftake%20shelter. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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