refuge

Example Sentences

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Fearing arrest, González had sought refuge in the Dutch embassy as early as September 2024 and gone in to exile in Spain shortly afterwards.

From BBC

In George A. Romero’s 1978 masterpiece “Dawn of the Dead,” survivors took refuge in a mall, but they also hoarded its supplies.

From Salon

It wasn’t as good a refuge as the three-story building had been, but it would have to do.

From Literature

Queer nightlife has long functioned as both refuge and community, and Heated Rivalry Night slots neatly into that lineage.

From Los Angeles Times

“And yes, Mr. Pinkerton is an abolitionist. He is a friend to the slaves and offers refuge in his home here as they journey north to Canada, where they can live free.”

From Literature