How to Use sanctuary in a Sentence

sanctuary

1 of 2 noun

• The refugees found sanctuary when they crossed the border.
• The house was a sanctuary for runaway teens.
• The sanctuary contains the altar of sacrifice.
• Some were left at the base of a large tree that once stood in the sanctuary.
  — Elizabeth Heath, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2024
• Draped over the back of every row of seats throughout the sanctuary were quilts — 101 of them.
  — Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
• Would setting up a space or part of space in the home as your sanctuary be helpful?
  — Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
• The area where the attack occurred is between City Hall, the city’s main library and the city’s zoo sanctuary.
  — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2024
• There were wreaths up in Hall’s sanctuary, the caucuses just a few weeks away.
  — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2024
• The sanctuary, which sits on 200 forested acres, aims to provide the chimps with a tranquil place to live out their days.
  — Emily Anthes Emil T. Lippe, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
• This wildlife sanctuary is just a short distance past Girdwood on the right.
  — Victoria Barber, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2023
• Think of Montana’s green o as sanctuaries for two among the trees.
  — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 11 Apr. 2023
• The afternoon, when the air is warmer and the butterflies dance among the trees, is the perfect time of day to visit the sanctuaries.
  — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2023
• Here, a car is a sanctuary, a second home and a status symbol.
  — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• Some are in a new building built last year, but most are in the old church building, with pieces of the sanctuary included in the designs.
  — Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
• The Star reported that more than 1,000 people were in the sanctuary for that concert.
  — Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
• Six ladder pipes in the air were fighting the fire with a focus on protecting the main sanctuary.
  — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 18 July 2023
• Bea Wolf is set in an unnamed suburb, where a group of kids build their own sanctuary from the world of adults, dubbed Treeheart.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 Apr. 2023
• And a lot more panic than progress in the first months of the three years allotted for the job to be finished by the time the sanctuary opened on Easter Sunday 2017.
  — Peter Larsen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
• Before Owen knew it, the house was locked in as the filming location for Spade’s French sanctuary.
  — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
• Raucous applause rang out in the high-ceilinged sanctuary.
  — Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2023
• Specifically, the funds will be used for the creation of a rhino sanctuary in Kenya, close to where the flying scenes of Out of Africa were filmed.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2024
• In recent weeks, a bald eagle at a Missouri bird sanctuary has been taking good care of a rock.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023
• The decor is tropical and will be a welcome sanctuary during the winter months.
  — Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• The camp is a sanctuary for resident wildlife species, including many of the Masai Mara’s 300 bird species.
  — Karthika Gupta, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2023
• This is Muagura’s sanctuary and part of the greater plan for the park: to reforest as much, and as quickly, as possible.
  — Mary Holland, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2023
• As a result, the land, its native animals, and the people who viewed nature as a sanctuary all paid a grave price.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
• The bull was captured and is now safe at a local animal sanctuary.
  — Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
• As of October 2023, all parrots in the sanctuary were doing well, although the first four arrivals lost a bit of weight.
  — Rina Diane Caballar, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
• In the days following her arrival, the elephant got to know the sanctuary's other elephants.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023
• If our bedroom is our sanctuary—a space to hide out and unwind after a long day—our beds are the ultimate refuge.
  — Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2023

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sanctuary

2 of 2 adjective

• Yet as fire approached the sanctuary, Pribble and others fought the flames and kept the birds safe.
  — Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2023
• The sanctuary hopes to release the eaglet back into the wild this summer.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
• The state of Florida is not, and never will be, a sanctuary state.
  — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2023
• Along with the burros, the sanctuary houses Gracie, a blind pony, and two mules, Taylor and Whiskey.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2023
• Snakes, frogs, and toucans also call the wildlife sanctuary home.
  — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2023
• Graffiti was found both on the brick face of the sanctuary building and the asphalt outside the main entrance.
  — Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023
• The vultures are blamed for infecting dozens of birds in sanctuary care.
  — Leon Stafford, ajc, 23 Sep. 2022
• On the morning of the attack, Gottfried and Stein were in a kitchen near the sanctuary planning a men’s group breakfast for the next day when Bowers killed them.
  — Peter Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
• The final three wild horses in this year’s sanctuary herd are expected to arrive the day of the fundraiser.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2023
• After the eaglet was checked for injuries, the sanctuary staff’s next task was to figure out which eagle to bond it with.
  — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
• The money could be used to move migrants who are in Florida or other states to sanctuary cities and states.
  — Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2023
• Nicholas's cousin, King George V of England, offered him sanctuary, but then changed his mind and withdrew the offer.
  — Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2022
• The money could be used to transport migrants who are in Florida or other states to sanctuary cities and states.
  — Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2023
• Tourists’ photos posted online show the area being enjoyed by stray cats — there is cat sanctuary on a corner of the square.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 21 June 2023
• Many people hoped to find sanctuary or better lives in places like Germany and Sweden.
  — Lorne Cook, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Apr. 2023
• Raiden offers sanctuary at his temple to all those bearing the dragon mark.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2021
• While the chimps remain the focal point, the series also highlights the people who help give these sanctuary chimps a second chance at a happy life.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
• Fallah worries the uterus may be another sanctuary site for Ebola, offering the virus a safe place to hide.
  — Seema Yasmin, Scientific American, 29 Feb. 2016
• The sanctuary, spare but elegant, features high, vertical windows, no stained glass to be seen, and a cross that is off-center.
  — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 27 July 2023
• Some have been bussed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as part of his controversial efforts to send migrants to sanctuary cities.
  — Armando Garcia, ABC News, 7 July 2023
• Migrants have also been bused from border towns to sanctuary cities in recent years with little to no notice.
  — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 6 June 2023
• Some were unhappy about the influx of new arrivals: One resident asked if there was a way to roll back Chicago’s status as a sanctuary city.
  — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
• The 51-acre sanctuary houses zebras, African antelope, a giraffe, and more.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2024
• Chicago is a sanctuary city, a welcoming place for migrants.
  — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2023
• What Happened to the Ironton Hundreds of feet below the water’s surface, the Ironton is one of the historical shipwrecks that the sanctuary protects.
  — Erin Berge, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2023
• The sanctuary city is committed to preventing any immigrants from living on the streets.
  — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
• Of course, the hilltop sanctuary vibes and incredible views are also a huge draw—especially at night when the Kingston city lights sparkle below.
  — Annie Daly, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
• Give your sleep sanctuary some love with cooling pillows, weighted blankets, or an all-new mattress.
  — Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
• Migrants bused to sanctuary cities have been sleeping in police stations, the Journal reported this week.
  — Barry Latzer, wsj.com, 11 May 2023
• The modern sanctuary movement began in the 1980s as Central Americans fleeing war and poverty came to the U.S. and churches stepped in to offer protection.
  — Philip Marcelo, Star Tribune, 4 Feb. 2021

Last Updated: 3 May 2024