provide sanctuary
Example Sentences
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Our community is, once again, reeling from the violation of a space meant to provide sanctuary, support and joy in a world that often tries to deny us those basic things.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2022
But Polish communities have been opening their homes, hoping to provide sanctuary amongst the chaos.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2022
Beyond that, the Taliban will supposedly promise not to provide sanctuary to anti-American terrorist groups, even though the Afghan branch of Islamic State is already firmly lodged there.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2019
Houses of worship across the country are preparing to provide sanctuary or other assistance to undocumented immigrants amid fears of more deportations under the new administration.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2016
That was the function of the club—to provide sanctuary for personal whims and idiosyncrasies; of course, always within the boundaries of the code.
From The Stolen Singer by Bellinger, Martha Idell Fletcher