refuge

Example Sentences

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Two men were caught in the avalanche while snowshoeing on Wednesday, trapping one beneath the snow while the other escaped unharmed and was able to raise the alarm from a nearby mountain refuge.

From Barron's

Students and parents see it as a refuge.

From Los Angeles Times

Today, she co-owns the refuge with their son Darren, who tends to the more needy - and dangerous - residents, such as George.

From BBC

A few years after the Iranian Revolution, he produced what many regard as his masterpiece, Bashu, the Little Stranger, about a small boy who tries to take refuge from the Iran-Iraq war.

From BBC

Ties between the neighbours have deteriorated since ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the pro-democracy uprising and sought refuge in India.

From Barron's