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.

  • 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.

  • It was also generally accepted in both Europe and the Middle East that U.S. intelligence was deeply involved in Ocalan's mysterious delivery from the Greek Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, where he had been sheltering, to an island prison near Istanbul.

  • 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.

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


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