homeless shelter English

Meaning homeless shelter meaning

What does homeless shelter mean?

homeless shelter noun

— A building set up to provide for the needs of homeless people; often including shelter, food, sanitation and other forms of support.

— sanctuary for animals

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How do I use homeless shelter in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Tom began working as a volunteer at the homeless shelter while he was still in high school.

Tom volunteers at a homeless shelter twice a week.

News and current affairs

The housing market is another US anomaly: there are hundreds of thousands of homeless people (more than 1.5 million Americans spent at least one night in a shelter in 2009), while hundreds of thousands of houses sit vacant.