refuge

Example Sentences

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Scientists believe these early cephalopods found refuge in small, oxygen-rich pockets of the deep ocean.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Playing golf is surely a refuge for Woods, but he doesn’t need that now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Her dissent exemplifies her belief that law should be a refuge for those who, like Reed, seek to escape the abuses of power and indifference that often play out in capital cases.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

She also dreamed of opening a wildlife refuge one day, and her friends described her as wise, kind, loving and compassionate.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Baby Joe with his plump cheeks, whose refuge I’d been when others had no time for him, who had tended faithfully to me when I was sick, might even have saved my life!

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo