sheltered
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- adjective
- /ˈʃɛltərd/
- The house was located in a sheltered spot, protected from strong winds and heavy rain.
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Watch on YouTubeI still feel that he is relatively sheltered from the wider world.
- I still feel that he is relatively sheltered from the wider world.
- I, I'd live a very strict life, very sheltered.
- I think I was because I was, I was actually really quite sheltered.
- I was like, oh, I am very sheltered as far as this stuff goes, but I I can hang out with anybody.
- They called her an armed police, raided her sheltered accommodation in Hindhead in Surrey, called her, told her you're going down with your son and all this.
- So I would just say like, sheltered, whitewashed, very strict.
- My mom and dad were just very strict and sheltered when I lived in Lai, Wasn't allowed to go on dates, couldn't wear makeup, couldn't go to a school dance.
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I still feel that he is relatively sheltered from the wider world.
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I think the bigger problem is that we are so sheltered and we are bred to fear failure.
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I was like, oh, I am very sheltered as far as this stuff goes, but I I can hang out with anybody.
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I felt sheltered and at the same time connected to limitless sky.
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So very sheltered, you know, you, you're always kind of spending time within the same groups with the same people going to and from the same places.
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The calm, sheltered waters among the mangrove's roots provide breeding, feeding and nursery grounds for fish and anthropos.
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The children played safely in the sheltered garden, away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
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After the storm, we found a sheltered area where we could wait until the weather cleared.
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Etymology
Sheltered comes from the older word shelter, which originally meant a 'shield' or 'cover', much like the everyday word shield. So, to be sheltered is to be 'protected' from danger, difficulties, or bad weather.