How to Use refuge in a Sentence

refuge

1 of 2 noun

• Dozens of people fled to the ocean seeking refuge from the flames.
  — Audrey McAvoy, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2023
• The place that had brought him so much joy no longer felt like a refuge.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
• How many birds, fish and other wildlife use the refuge?
  — Journal Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2024
• Hundreds of thousands of people from the north have sought refuge in the south.
  — Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2023
• For Brown, the project proves an antidote to, or refuge from, the roiling agon of our times.
  — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 4 May 2023
• In the early ‘70s, all sorts of drugs were part of his daily routine, and the church was again Richard’s refuge.
  — Brad Auerbach, SPIN, 3 May 2023
• At times, up to 500 people sought refuge there in winter.
  — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2023
• But in Greece, many of those granted refuge end up facing a new threat: hunger.
  — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2024
• In the aftermath of the holidays, let books be your refuge.
  — Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
• Tina Turner died Wednesday at a home that had long been a refuge for the legendary singer.
  — Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
• Many others have fled their homes and sought refuge within the country.
  — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
• Still, the night of the fire, as the flames rushed toward them, many in the city’s center took to the ocean for refuge anyway, witnesses said.
  — Joshua Partlow, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2023
• Sam found refuge in a quirky group of friends led by Sam's former schoolmate Joel (Jeff Hiller).
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
• Lilley was alarmed at the prospect of the Fangs seeking refuge there, fearing that they might get stuck in limbo.
  — Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2023
• Rodents, drawn by the promise of shelter and sustenance, found refuge in the cozy confines of the house.
  — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
• At the same time, hundreds of thousands of women have left the country, seeking refuge abroad.
  — Svitlana Vlasova, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
• The pair end up running away and taking refuge in a jewelry store.
  — Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
• No one at the refuge has seen the pond this color before - not even volunteers who have been around it for 70 years.
  — CBS News, 10 Nov. 2023
• Some of these schools in Gaza are now acting as a refuge for people who have lost their homes during airstrikes.
  — Armani Syed, TIME, 24 Oct. 2023
• The play examines the debate over whether the family should stay and fight or leave to seek refuge elsewhere.
  — Christopher Wallenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
• Cut loose from his home, Jones sought refuge with girlfriends and their families.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Nov. 2023
• Today, Ojo Santa Fe is a refuge from the modern world, nestled amidst our lush 77 acres.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 9 June 2023
• For many dogs who need their bed to be a refuge, this circular fluffy bed is exactly that.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2023
• The statistics—the refuge of the loser—show that England, over the match, was only slightly better.
  — Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
• Palestinians in Gaza have no shelters for refuge and nowhere to escape.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2024
• More than half of Gaza’s roughly 2.3 million people have sought refuge in Rafah, many of them sleeping in makeshift shelters and tents.
  — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
• With his life suddenly in danger, Mr. Blanco took refuge in the Swedish Embassy.
  — Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
• There are also a number of civilians who have gathered there to seek refuge during the course of the conflict, and those lives need to be protected.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2023
• Seeking refuge in nature is hardly new and need not be exclusive — why pay for it?
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
• Many festival-goers took off by foot and tried to find refuge in nearby orchards.
  — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2023

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refuge

2 of 2 verb

• Polls show that over 80% of Turks want the 3.6m refugees their country hosts to go home.
  — The Economist, 6 Feb. 2020
• The plan was for our little boat to hug the coastline and seek asylum and refuge from neighboring countries.
  — CNN, 30 Apr. 2021
• Worst of all, residents say, there is little hope of recourse or refuge.
  — New York Times, 14 Nov. 2021
• When talking with an unhoused person, encourage them to seek shade or refuge from the sun.
  — Madalyn Amato, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2021
• Though less affected by lack of snow, glaciers won’t offer skiers refuge either.
  — Denise Hruby, Environment, 23 Dec. 2020
• About 40% of all animals find food, shelter or refuge in soil during part of their life cycle.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 4 Dec. 2020
• Worth the trip: To rub shoulders with real mountaineers, the Britannia Hutte is a climbers' refuge a 15-minute walk or quick snow mobile ride from the nearest lift.
  — Rob Hodgetts, CNN, 4 Dec. 2017
• The crew spent several months camped on the sea ice before rowing to refuge on the deserted Elephant Island.
  — National Geographic, 26 Mar. 2020
• On a bare stage with only two chairs and a table , Samahir Farhan portrayed before 300 people the sense of helplessness and hopelessness that refugees feel.
  — Mahmoud Al-Najjar and Gilgamesh Nabeel, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2017
• Eventually, young Jan and his father paid smugglers to guide them to refuge in Bardejov, Slovakia.
  — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2018
• But the question, with less than two weeks left in Trump’s tenure, is not so much why Trump decided to open to refuge or why nobody bid last week—though those do demand answers.
  — Nick Martin, The New Republic, 11 Jan. 2021
• By March 2014, the island’s livable habitat — that is, the area above the high-tide mark — was the smallest ever recorded, and refuge sites for the melomys in rock caves, crevices and overhangs had begun to disappear, the report said.
  — Michelle Innis, New York Times, 14 June 2016
• These mammoths would have continued to roam in search of food, opportunities to mate and, much like Alaska’s modern mammals, refuge from the swarms of biting insects that spring up in the warm months.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2021
• The Muslim community wouldn’t exist today if the people of Medina had refused him and his people refuge.
  — Sabeeha Rehman and Walter Ruby, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2021
• But there’s one place where her dignity is replenished: the Sivananda Rehabilitation Home, which has served as both hospital and refuge for six decades in a country that struggles with leprosy more than any other.
  — New York Times, 25 Jan. 2022
• Nevertheless, by proceeding with the lease sales, the Trump administration has made the Arctic refuge a potential issue in the presidential campaign, and the region’s fate may ultimately hinge on the election’s outcome.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2020
• Last year, Chechnya was back in the headlines after reports that officials had conducted a brutal purge of gay men, sparking global outrage and prompting a coordinated international effort to grant the men refuge abroad.
  — Washington Post, 27 May 2018
• Polls show that over 80% of Turks want the 3.6m refugees their country hosts to go home.
  — The Economist, 6 Feb. 2020
• The plan was for our little boat to hug the coastline and seek asylum and refuge from neighboring countries.
  — CNN, 30 Apr. 2021
• Worst of all, residents say, there is little hope of recourse or refuge.
  — New York Times, 14 Nov. 2021
• When talking with an unhoused person, encourage them to seek shade or refuge from the sun.
  — Madalyn Amato, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2021
• Though less affected by lack of snow, glaciers won’t offer skiers refuge either.
  — Denise Hruby, Environment, 23 Dec. 2020
• About 40% of all animals find food, shelter or refuge in soil during part of their life cycle.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 4 Dec. 2020
• Worth the trip: To rub shoulders with real mountaineers, the Britannia Hutte is a climbers' refuge a 15-minute walk or quick snow mobile ride from the nearest lift.
  — Rob Hodgetts, CNN, 4 Dec. 2017
• The crew spent several months camped on the sea ice before rowing to refuge on the deserted Elephant Island.
  — National Geographic, 26 Mar. 2020
• On a bare stage with only two chairs and a table , Samahir Farhan portrayed before 300 people the sense of helplessness and hopelessness that refugees feel.
  — Mahmoud Al-Najjar and Gilgamesh Nabeel, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2017
• Eventually, young Jan and his father paid smugglers to guide them to refuge in Bardejov, Slovakia.
  — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2018
• But the question, with less than two weeks left in Trump’s tenure, is not so much why Trump decided to open to refuge or why nobody bid last week—though those do demand answers.
  — Nick Martin, The New Republic, 11 Jan. 2021
• By March 2014, the island’s livable habitat — that is, the area above the high-tide mark — was the smallest ever recorded, and refuge sites for the melomys in rock caves, crevices and overhangs had begun to disappear, the report said.
  — Michelle Innis, New York Times, 14 June 2016
• These mammoths would have continued to roam in search of food, opportunities to mate and, much like Alaska’s modern mammals, refuge from the swarms of biting insects that spring up in the warm months.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2021

Last Updated: 3 May 2024