refuge

Example Sentences

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In total, nearly a hundred refuge sites have been mapped out and incorporated into operational evacuation plans designed to quickly guide people to safe places.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

At a refuge centre in Voropaiv, near the capital Kyiv, more than 200 birds have been housed, including dozens wounded in the war.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Ulster Wildlife said recent research emerging from across the UK and Ireland suggested hedgehogs were retreating to towns and cities and that urban gardens may be their last refuge.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Typically the Biennale is an escapist refuge where dozens of countries show off their homegrown artists in pavilions and palazzos citywide.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Unfortunately, another bashful person had chosen the same refuge, for, as the curtain fell behind her, she found herself face to face with the ‘Laurence boy’.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott