place of refuge
noun phrase
: a safe place
Her bedroom was her place of refuge when her parents began arguing.
Examples of place of refuge in a Sentence
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Higher ground was the other obvious place of refuge.
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Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
The church his family established in Oakland became a place of refuge.
—Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
With that in mind, the EIJ designed the Elevation Hotel to be a place of refuge.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
It is designed as a place of refuge for people who have toured Montgomery and your sites — a journey that can be incredibly emotionally draining and painful.
—Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The cross, a symbol that wards off evil, is mirrored in Tolkien’s use of the mallorn, described as a cross-shaped tree, as a place of refuge and protection.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Unlike their counterparts in other Palestinian regions, Gazans are primarily attached to their land not because of their historical presence there but because of its status as a place of refuge.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Kansas City, Kansas’s land has historically served as a place of refuge for people fleeing religious, racial and political persecution — dating at least as far back to the Underground Railroad.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2025
The United States has a mixed record of living up to its promise as a place of refuge.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
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Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
The church his family established in Oakland became a place of refuge.
—Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
With that in mind, the EIJ designed the Elevation Hotel to be a place of refuge.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
It is designed as a place of refuge for people who have toured Montgomery and your sites — a journey that can be incredibly emotionally draining and painful.
—Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The cross, a symbol that wards off evil, is mirrored in Tolkien’s use of the mallorn, described as a cross-shaped tree, as a place of refuge and protection.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Unlike their counterparts in other Palestinian regions, Gazans are primarily attached to their land not because of their historical presence there but because of its status as a place of refuge.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Kansas City, Kansas’s land has historically served as a place of refuge for people fleeing religious, racial and political persecution — dating at least as far back to the Underground Railroad.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2025
The United States has a mixed record of living up to its promise as a place of refuge.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
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“Place of refuge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/place%20of%20refuge. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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