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  • adjective Without shelter; exposed.

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Examples

  • In spite of this, he rode on and on, till at last he reached a small white house that stood by itself on the top of a hill, unsheltered from the wind.

    Folk Tales From Many Lands 1910

  • By the city's classification, Centry, 56, is an "unsheltered" homeless man, one of about

    NewsObserver.com - Home 2009

  • And already in 2008, nearly half of the U.S. homeless population was unsheltered, due to lack of resources.

    Maria Foscarinis: When are Budget Cuts 'Too Deep'? Maria Foscarinis 2011

  • But over the years, the numbers have fluctuated, and this year, for example, there are 13% more unsheltered individuals than there were in 2009.

    Officials Claim Drop in Homeless Michael Howard Saul 2011

  • But that's what I think; you may think differently, and are welcome to, since no one is the "true arbiter" of anything. kirhac what a laugh (I wish) it is to read so many of these tender souls outraged by words, ... nary any outrage about 20,000 school kids homeless in WA state, 3,000 unsheltered homeless in King County, and more.

    Lies that Punish the Poor « PubliCola 2010

  • And already in 2008, nearly half of the U.S. homeless population was unsheltered, due to lack of resources.

    Maria Foscarinis: When are Budget Cuts 'Too Deep'? Maria Foscarinis 2011

  • Most of Hawaii's unsheltered live in Honolulu, including those who spend their days and nights on the beaches, parks and streets of Waikiki, the famed neighborhood of white sand and hotels where the APEC conference will be held.

    Hawaii grapples with homelessness as summit nears 2011

  • But the survey showed this year an 18% increase in unsheltered individuals in the subways, compared with the same count on the subways from 2010.

    Officials Claim Drop in Homeless Michael Howard Saul 2011

  • My grandfather would have been the same age as my oldest son, too young to be so unsheltered in the world.

    Wild Feminine Tami Lynn Kent 2011

  • My grandfather would have been the same age as my oldest son, too young to be so unsheltered in the world.

    Wild Feminine Tami Lynn Kent 2011

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