2
: a place of safety : refuge
3
: a place offering favorable opportunities or conditions
a haven for artists
haven
transitive verb
Examples of haven in a Sentence
The shelter offers a haven from abusive spouses.
The inn is a haven for weary travelers.
This national park provides a safe haven for wildlife.
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Gold, a safe-haven asset, surged to consecutive fresh highs amid the geopolitical uncertainty but cooled slightly on Thursday.
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Hugh Leask,tasmin Lockwood,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
The island’s more disheveled beach, Pasture Bay (a hawksbill turtle nesting haven from June until November), is fringed by wayward bushes and wildflowers—a scene, one imagines, not far removed from the one Christopher Columbus sailed into in 1463.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
While gold's reputation as a safe haven during economic uncertainty has driven consistent demand, silver operates with an entirely different set of market dynamics.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The categories where the Oscars perhaps branched out the most from the consensus picks were Hair and Makeup and Visual Effects, and both make sense as being a haven for outliers.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
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Hugh Leask,tasmin Lockwood,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
The island’s more disheveled beach, Pasture Bay (a hawksbill turtle nesting haven from June until November), is fringed by wayward bushes and wildflowers—a scene, one imagines, not far removed from the one Christopher Columbus sailed into in 1463.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
While gold's reputation as a safe haven during economic uncertainty has driven consistent demand, silver operates with an entirely different set of market dynamics.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The categories where the Oscars perhaps branched out the most from the consensus picks were Hair and Makeup and Visual Effects, and both make sense as being a haven for outliers.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for haven
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“Haven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haven. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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