How to Use haven in a Sentence

haven

noun
  • The inn is a haven for weary travelers.
  • This national park provides a safe haven for wildlife.
  • The shelter offers a haven from abusive spouses.
  • The refuge is a haven for a multitude of fish and bird species.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
  • By the next decade, safe havens would become law in all 50 states.
    Maria Laurino, The New Republic, 29 June 2023
  • What changed to make Sin City one of the biggest sports havens in the country?
    Dana Jacobson, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2024
  • And even outside of school hours, the area is a haven for walkers.
    Jillian Atelsek, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
  • And in a lot of ways, religion have offered safe haven.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
  • For Jasim, who is autistic, the site is a sensory paradise and a haven.
    Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The goal of the project is to make the field the center of the community, while creating a safe haven for children to play and learn the game.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2023
  • And, of course, there's plenty of fine dining, including the adorable Louisa's Cafe, a pint-sized haven for seafood lovers.
    Perri O. Blumberg, Country Living, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Modern Israel was founded in 1948 as a safe haven for Jews.
    Reuters, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
  • What Kestis discovers is a tale of a hidden planet that could be a safe haven.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Al-Hol was created decades ago, in a stretch of scrubland about ten miles west of the Iraqi border, as a haven for refugees.
    Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • But at Ikea Burbank, the mega-chain’s largest in the nation, an underground crew is at work on a new scheme for the prefab utopia: artist’s haven.
    Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Covering both the bridge and sundeck, the private haven is equipped with a lounge, wine cellar, and smoking room.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2024
  • This time around, now that the threat of default is behind us, Treasuries are likely to resume their role as a haven in a storm.
    Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 2 June 2023
  • These devices can quickly become a safe haven for germs.
    Kaitlin Vogel, Health, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Don’t miss out on the chance to transform your living space into the ultimate haven of comfort and style.
    Poppy Morgan, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Jeffrey Epstein’s island is alleged to have been a secret haven for the misdeeds of the wealthy and the powerful.
    Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The Utah Wine Festival is a haven for wine lovers and food enthusiasts.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
  • With the Italian lunch hour whirling around us, we are cradled in a confessional safe haven.
    Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The most contentious issue is the state of Israel, which was created as a safe haven for Jews after the Holocaust.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • If there weren’t, people wouldn’t be issuing bomb threats to our once-safe havens of learning.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The country has also become a haven for migrants from much farther away.
    Julia Vargas Jones, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The town has long been a retreat for creatives, who first began claiming San Miguel De Allende as a haven for the arts in the middle of the 20th century.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Anole lizards have also found these tropical isles to be idyllic havens.
    Quanta Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
  • But tucked within the chaotic capital’s crazy-quilt sprawl, there is a dreamlike haven where none of that exists.
    Jody García Daniele Volpe, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Always carry slippers or flip-flops for treading on carpets, a haven for dirt and mildew.
    Andrea Sachs, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2023
  • And thanks to its many canals and beaches, Lee County is a haven for those seeking idyllic waterfront views and a calm spot to berth their boat.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2023

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