A sheltered harbor. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a sheltered life. From Dictionary.com.
I was not exactly sheltered from the ways of the world. From Wordnik.com. [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference
Most of us don't need to be sheltered from the reality. From Wordnik.com. [IsThatLegal?] Reference
It had been sheltered from the past two economic recessions. From Wordnik.com. [Housing market in Billings, Montana, feels the recession] Reference
Canada will not be sheltered from the coming competitive storm. From Wordnik.com. [The Auto Industry: Structuring for Survival in the Global Market of the '90s] Reference
What others called a sheltered life she called crucial to her art. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Lady, World-Class Storyteller] Reference
I sat on the piazza sheltered from the rain and watched the birds. From Wordnik.com. [An Island Garden] Reference
His whole life had been sheltered from the harsher things of the world. From Wordnik.com. [The Cruise of the "Dazzler"] Reference
They were all completely sheltered from the wind by the surrounding trees. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Rocky Mountains] Reference
In recent years, Rochester, Minn., has been sheltered from the housing crisis. From Wordnik.com. [Rochester, Minn.: Mayo Clinic keeps housing market healthy] Reference
My new name sheltered me: I resumed under its screen my old occupation of teaching. From Wordnik.com. [Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte] Reference
I value the truth, and we have been sheltered from the truth about this Presidency for too long. From Wordnik.com. [Blitzer: Why did McClellan revive the cocaine controversy?] Reference
Chapter III: The word "by" has been changed to "from" (partially sheltered from the Southern sun). From Wordnik.com. [The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces] Reference
This is a really smart kid, but one very sheltered from the world and with few educational resources. From Wordnik.com. [SeeLight:] Reference
Undoubtedly there are homeschoolers who are sheltered from the larger world, but they are in the minority. From Wordnik.com. [Dutch Trick or Treat] Reference
You have to find places where the water is 4 to 5 feet deep, sheltered from the main current, with good cover. From Wordnik.com. [Smallmouth Master] Reference
Living on their farm in rural Prussia, they are largely sheltered from the atrocities perpetrated against the Jews. From Wordnik.com. [Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian: Questions] Reference
The relict Sudanese and Mediterranean species grow above 1,000 m in sheltered more humid localities in the massifs. From Wordnik.com. [Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger] Reference
I think that the boys are cute, but if I were their mom, I would try to keep them sheltered from the public spotlight. From Wordnik.com. [Britney Spears And Sons OK! Magazine January 2008; Britney Spears Sons OK! January 2008] Reference
As they neared the foot of the mountain they were somewhat sheltered from the wind, and could afford to walk more slowly. From Wordnik.com. [The Wide, Wide World] Reference
Shorter buildings allowed a full view of lush crops, sheltered from the bustle of the City by the lull of circulating water. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2009 » September : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
He went over to the grotto opening, crawled in behind a stone that he might be sheltered from the storm, and sat down to watch. From Wordnik.com. [The Wonderful Adventures of Nils] Reference
They looked into narrow bays and inlets as the boat moved along, and saw green moss carpeting the sunny slopes in sheltered places. From Wordnik.com. [The Eskimo Twins] Reference
Keep the students sheltered from the real events of the past and present, so as to not make them question the U.S. and its policies. From Wordnik.com. [When the Isms Really Need to Sit Down and Talk] Reference
The young Labordeta attended the school, which remained open, and was sheltered from the fiercest ravages of 1940s fascist education. From Wordnik.com. [José Antonio Labordeta obituary] Reference
Many white women, formerly sheltered from the effects of racism in their hometowns, saw segregation in the South and racism in the service. From Wordnik.com. [What Did You Do in the War, Grandma?: Women and World War II] Reference
Initially six dogs were "sheltered" inside the police station. From Wordnik.com. [Khaki Hyena's collaborate with canine relatives to fight Naxalite Lions] Reference
The 'sheltered' anchorage of the Downs is thus a relative term. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes of the Goodwin Sands] Reference
I don't think they could live in that kind of sheltered life and not know. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 17, 2006] Reference
However, before the bike lane got "sheltered" I could have just zipped around it. From Wordnik.com. [The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle on Earth Day: Guilt Complex, Complex Guilt] Reference
I think it was the orange bandana that did it also I was kind of sheltered as a child. From Wordnik.com. [bluemeany Diary Entry] Reference
But I did grow up kind of sheltered and knew very few black people until I got to college. From Wordnik.com. [Good article about growing up on the meaner streets of my hometown, Savannah] Reference
And I assumed that by going to the business school I would be going to a kind of sheltered haven. From Wordnik.com. [Snapshots From Hell: The Making of an MBA] Reference
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