How to Use take/find/seek refuge in a Sentence

take/find/seek refuge

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  • The men had taken off in an attempt to find refuge in a local home.
    — Emma Colton, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Some of them take refuge in water, while others remain on land.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Some had to abandon their vehicles and flee on foot or even seek refuge in the ocean.
    — Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
  • As in the series, the pair take refuge one night after a sniper incident.
    — Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 10 Feb. 2023
  • That further reduced the area where civilians can seek refuge by more than a quarter.
    — Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Cows and buffalo - their ribs visible - take refuge in ponds.
    — Annie Gowen, Niko Kommenda and Saiyna Bashir, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The two shared a desire to escape society and seek refuge in nature.
    — Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Many festival-goers took off by foot and tried to find refuge in nearby orchards.
    — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Most workers also ran to an underground shelter to seek refuge.
    — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Strikes in the southern Gaza town of Rafah sowed fear in one of the last places where civilians could seek refuge.
    — Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 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
  • Al-Assad and family have been forced to seek refuge in Russia.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Shot in Tirana, the film is a drama about three homeless teenagers who find refuge with a kindly prostitute.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The blaze forced Liliane and her daughter, Sophia, to take refuge with Angela.
    — Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The map also includes libraries and senior centers where residents can take refuge from the heat.
    — Emma Uber, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
  • The announcement sent stocks tumbling and prompted investors to seek refuge in assets perceived to be safe.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
  • As Kathleen's men raid homes and apartments in search of them, Joel and Ellie take refuge in a bar.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2023
  • So many children have multiple times moved, trying to seek refuge, trying to get away from the bombardments.
    — CBS News, 30 June 2024
  • Recall that during the heat waves that rolled across the country, libraries became a free, safe, and cool place for people to seek refuge.
    — Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Now, after a protest goes awry, the siblings must flee and take refuge in a remote cabin where Calla’s nightmares just may come true.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Many of her neighbors whose houses were damaged came to her front porch to take refuge from the rain after the storm passed Saturday night.
    — TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Among them, some are likely to seek refuge in Canada rather than face deportation to their countries of origin.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • But when hours without cool air turned into days, Villeda decided to ditch her sweltering home and seek refuge down the street.
    — Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 20 July 2024
  • Two Black teenagers wearing zoot suits had to seek refuge at the Pasadena police station from marauders.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 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
  • Monday episode featured more blowout arguments between the soon-to-be parents, which led Brandan to flee their home and take refuge in the town square.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
  • From now until the end of September, up to 60 individuals at a time can find refuge from the heat daily.
    — Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Travelers on the roads were forced to seek refuge in farmhouses and barns on the outskirts of the city when their vehicles became marooned in ditches and drifts of snow.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
  • Eleven of the Colombians would seek refuge at the nearby Taiwanese Embassy, only to end up under arrest.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
  • Eleven of the Colombians would seek refuge at the nearby Taiwanese Embassy, only to end up under arrest.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024

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