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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