Having found a piece of matting, I carried it, with some chairs and cloaks, to the place, and then returned to beg Mrs Tarleton to take shelter there.
The French fleet was commanded by Monsieur de Conflans, whom a short time before a violent gale had compelled to take shelter in Brest harbour, while the English had anchored in Torbay.
The roof, however, soon began to fall in, and the family were compelled to take shelter in the cellar.
In truth, one of the reasons why birds are so rarely struck in their flight is that they foresee the storm, and have the prudence to take shelter before it bursts.
At length the pressure of the crowd became so great that the bearers were unable to get forwards, and the whole company were forced to take shelter in a house.
They were at length driven to take shelter in a grove of palm trees, in which they defended themselves for a short space, and were at the last driven to seek for safety in a disorderly flight, in which they were pursued by our men.
To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor.
To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body.
To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge.
Defn: To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body.
Defn: To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor.
The two armies came to an action near Dol, where the rebels were defeated, fifteen hundred killed on the spot, and the leaders, the Earls of Chester and Fougeres, obliged to take shelter in the town of Dol.
Edward repulsed Prince Lewellyn, and obliged him to take shelter in the mountains of North Wales: but he was prevented from making farther progress against the enemy, by the disorders which soon after broke out in England.
The young prince was obliged to take shelter in the castle of Gerberoy in the Beauvoisis, which the King of France, who secretly fomented all these dissensions, had provided for him.
While these things were doing on the coast of Hindostan, Simon de Sousa Galvam, on his way to the Moluccas in a galley with seventy men was driven by a storm to take shelter, in the port of Acheen.
In after times the Moors of Malacca[134] possessed themselves of the sea coast, obliging the natives to take shelter in the forests and mountains of the interior.
She therefore coasted along towards the island of Hainan, in order that she might be able to take shelter, if a gale came on.
One Captain Quelch, the commander of a vessel which had committed numerous piracies, ventured to take shelter, with his crew, in Massachusetts in the year 1704.
The young prince was obliged to take shelter in the castle of Gerberoy, in the Beauvoisis, which the king of France, who secretly fermented all these dissensions, had provided for him.
They put to sea; and nearly about the same time were obliged, by stress of weather, to take shelter in Messina, where they were detained during the whole winter.
The two armies came to an action near Dol, where the rebels were defeated, fifteen hundred killed on the spot, and the leaders, the earls of Chester and Fougeres, obliged to take shelter in the town of Dol.
The strong citadel of Tortona was taken by the Spaniards, who likewise reduced Parma and Placentia; and forcing the passage of the Tanaro, compelled his Sardinian majesty to take shelter on the other side of the Po.
The rain at last did come down a little too hard for comfort, and we were quite willing to take shelter when we reached Ludwigsburg.
The rain, however, soon came down in torrents, and we were obliged to take shelter in a cabin by the road-side.
It rained almost constantly, and we were obliged occasionally to take shelter in the pine forests, whenever a heavier cloud passed over.
But the clouds sank low and hid it from sight, and the rain came on so hard that we were obliged totake shelter occasionally in the cottages by the wayside.
It was a dark, wet night when they reached the other side, and it was only after much entreaty and promises of reward that the ferrymen allowed them to take shelter in the dirty smoky caves where they lived.
They refused to give them food, and only after much entreaty did they permit them to take shelter in a cave near by.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "take shelter" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
