refuge

Example Sentences

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But even the most dedicated refuseniks will find themselves at times at the city’s neon-lit crossroads before a Broadway show, looking for a more-glamorous refuge than Olive Garden or Margaritaville.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Ulster Wildlife said recent research emerging from across the UK and Ireland suggested hedgehogs were retreating to towns and cities and that urban gardens may be their last refuge.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The Goldrich will open with a museum exhibition titled “Meet Your Neighbor,” amplifying diverse L.A. communities and featuring stories of Angelenos and their ancestors who resettled, immigrated or sought refuge from persecution and violence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

In the months since the legal drama began, Lively and Reynolds have attempted to maintain a relatively low profile by taking refuge at their sprawling home in Pound Ridge in upstate New York.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

After the armistice of Neerlandia, while Colonel Aureliano Buendía took refuge with his little gold fishes, he kept in touch with the rebel officers who had been faithful to him until the defeat.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez