Example sentences for: sheltering

How can you use “sheltering” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Acres of mangrove swamp cover the rocky outcrops, sheltering sandy beaches and providing a haven for herons and pelicans.

  • In exchange, the United Nations has lifted sanctions it imposed several years ago to punish Libya for sheltering the suspects.

  • The cover story argues that NATO has been more a relief organization than a military force in the Kosovo crisis, sheltering and protecting the displaced as the U.N. relief operation became mired in bureaucracy.

  • U.S. authorities had continued to try to get cooperation from Pakistan in pressing the Taliban to stop sheltering Bin Ladin.

  • Anonymous government sources admit that throughout Ocalan's four months on the lam, the US funneled surveillance data on his whereabouts to Turkish commandos, and lobbied Ocalan's would-be protector countries against sheltering him.


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