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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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador advised people to seek high altitudes and take shelter in a post on X .
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
Kelley Morgan, naturalist at Mounds, said even folks not wanting to hike the trails can take shelter at the wildlife observation area inside the park’s nature center.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2024
Interior stairwells can be good places to take shelter.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 25 May 2024
At that moment, Laura was forced to take shelter from the storm rather than seek medical assistance.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
Kelley Morgan, naturalist at Mounds, said even folks not wanting to hike the trails can take shelter at the wildlife observation area inside the park’s nature center.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2024
Interior stairwells can be good places to take shelter.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 25 May 2024
At that moment, Laura was forced to take shelter from the storm rather than seek medical assistance.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
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“Find/take shelter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/find%2Ftake%20shelter. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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