refuge

Example Sentences

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Theodore Roosevelt established 52 bird refuges, five national parks and 150 national forests.

From The Wall Street Journal

She also dreamed of opening a wildlife refuge one day, and her friends described her as wise, kind, loving and compassionate.

From BBC

The Australian government gave team members the opportunity to seek refuge but players faced "incredibly difficult decisions", the minister said.

From Barron's

Some were there to view the vast assortment of works on display; others may have been simply seeking refuge from Manhattan’s frigid temperatures.

From Salon

The narrator’s terribly British father takes refuge from the emotional storms of his household by listening to jazz records in his office.

From Los Angeles Times