refuge

He’s 85 now, but until he was 54, Torre didn’t reveal that baseball had been his refuge when he was growing up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

Brazil was only meant to be a temporary refuge when Tamayo arrived seven years ago, as his brother in Las Vegas tried to get him a job in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

On days when a big attack is expected, some residents now head straight to metro stations -- the typical underground overnight refuge -- when they finish work, not waiting for the air alert.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

In the family zone, an area accessible to all and where Joshua got lost in Lego, there is a sensory room designed to offer some refuge from the hordes.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

The Daily Mail says Galtieri's brand of patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Mobile home parks in Carson are among the last refuges of affordable housing for many residents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

"In certain cases, these areas can function as perceived refuges," D'Souza explains.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

When the trees of the Singer Tract were at last clear-cut beginning in 1937, however, the wolves it had harbored were shot on sight, as they were when the leases of other refuges expired.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Tehran's many parks, usually green lungs in a metropolis often choked by pollution, have become refuges since the fighting began.

From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026

These refuges are part of a chain including also the refuge on Upper Klamath Lake just over the border in Oregon.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

“People are homeless, they have been refuged to the mountains.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2022

Himself I refuged and his train relieved, 'Tis true, but am I sure to be received?

From Heathen Mythology by Various

Exults on hearing, from his man Will., that the lady has refuged herself at Hampstead.

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5 by Richardson, Samuel

Thus refuged, Clo slipped into the wrap, and arranged the floppy hood.

From The Lion's Mouse by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)

The ministers of the Lord, that have refuged themselves to this little sanctuary, both increase and honour the number of them that swear, their own callings, and themselves.

From The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation by Kerr, James

The long snug harbour of Mahon, which was in the days of canvas wings almost always filled with craft refuging, is now in this era of steam usually tenantless.

From The Recipe for Diamonds by Hyne, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright

Debarred the healthier paths of life, man rushes for employment to the refuging muse; and rightly so, for he finds an employment ornamental and useful still.

From Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) by Gay, John