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How to use refuge in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Refuge means a state of safety, protection or shelter. Example: “In societies without national insurance of any kind, almshouses are the last refuge of penniless people.”

Examples of refuge by meaning

nounSomething or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort.

  • Since its conception, the European Union has been a haven for those seeking refuge from war, persecution and poverty in other parts of the world.2011 December 21, Helen Pidd, “Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis”, in the Guardian

verbTo return to a place of shelter.

  • Among these macaques, although activity cycles are quite variable from location to location, refuging is a common characteristic.2011, Michael D. Gumert, Agustín Fuentes, Lisa Jones-Engel, Monkeys on the Edge

More sentences with refuge

  • In societies without national insurance of any kind, almshouses are the last refuge of penniless people.From the entry penniless
  • I was hoping that, by volunteering at this refuge, I could make a difference, however small.From the entry make a difference
  • Santa Fe is known as a refuge for celebrities, artists and authors.2025 March 7, “Authorities will reveal new findings in mysterious deaths of Gene Hackman and wife”, in The Guardian, sourced from…. From the entry Santa Fe
  • Offering refuge to the Pocassets turned out to be disastrous for the Narragansetts.2018, Pauline Turner Strong, Captive Selves, Captivating Others: The Politics And Poetics Of Colonial American Captivity Narratives…. From the entry Pocasset
  • Migdals or towers, part of temple precincts, were places of refuge.2014, Simcha Jacobovici, Barrie Wilson, The Lost Gospel, →ISBN. From the entry migdal
  • They decided to take refuge under the sit out in the garden.2013, Nikhil Baliga, Swami G's Short Stories, page 19. From the entry sit out
  • He says that he and other purists are finding refuge in Weird Twitter.2013 August 4, Katherine Rosman, “Some Twitter Users Push Back on Ads”, in The Wall Street Journal, New York, N.Y.: Dow Jones & Company…. From the entry Eternal September
  • Aware of Syllaeus's involvement, Herod demanded that he deny the raiders refuge in Nabataea.2013, Norman Gelb, Herod the Great, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, page 121. From the entry Nabataea
  • Until today Prince had been her favorite refuge, a Hogwartsian womb of vaulted ceilings and dark-wood wainscoting.2012, Harry Mazer, Peter Lerangis, Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am, Scholastic Inc., published 2013, →ISBN, page 88. From the entry Hogwartsian
  • Some are left for dead on rubbish tips, in refuge bags or at public toilets.2011 May 10, David Smith, “South African ‘baby safe’ condemned by child welfare groups”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London…. From the entry public
  • It is difficult to imagine anywhere on the planet where they will be able to find refuge.2011, Anna Politkovskaya, translated by Arch Tait, Is Journalism Worth Dying For?: Final Dispatches, Melville House, →ISBN. From the entry Kadyrovite
  • The preventorium served as a refuge for children in danger of contracting tuberculosis.2010, William Ascarza, Tucson Mountains. From the entry preventorium
  • Women of that persuasion were forced to hide from gingerphobia in Russet Lodge, a "ginger refuge".2005 July 22, Ian Bell, “Those who pay the PR rarely get to call a tune as perfect as this one”, in The Herald, Glasgow. From the entry gingerphobia
  • Poetry, which embodies such refugitive attitude, is called the poetry of refuge.2002, Syed Abdul Latif, Ghalib: a critical appreciation of his life & Urdu poetry, page 83. From the entry refugitive
  • We wanted a religion of peace and serenity and noncontroversy and refuge from the world.2002, Ian Frazier, Family. From the entry noncontroversy
  • The right of an accidental manslayer to flee to the protective custody of a city of refuge.2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 763. From the entry manslayer
  • The water also served as a refuge from the giant meat-eating gorgosauruses that preyed on them.1995, The Beauty and Splendor of North America: Scenic Treasures of Canada and the USA, Montreal, Que.: The Reader’s Digest Association…. From the entry gorgosaurus
  • Another position takes refuge in idiosyncacy—"every child is a unique individual!" True enough.1982, R. N. Malatesha, P. G. Aaron, Reading Disorders: Varieties and Treatments, page 153. From the entry snowflakeness
  • Why he had taken refuge in the chapel, he didn't know.1980, Mike McQuay, Lifekeeper, Bantam Books, published 1985, →ISBN, page 254. From the entry non-op
  • In television, the final refuge of Victorianism, eroticism is the great no-no.1977, New Times. From the entry backal
  • Not one criminal in a thousand now fled to the Highlands or to Wales for refuge.1929, Josephine Tey, The Man in the Queue, The Macmillan Company. From the entry bothy
  • Who were these people who took refuge behind a few honoured but misguided names?1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html)…. From the entry self-evident
  • Fugitives from the Hadrianic wars also probably found refuge in Arabia.1919, H[einrich] Graetz, translated by A[braham] B[enedict] Rhine, Popular History of the Jews, volume II, New York, N.Y.: Hebrew…. From the entry Hadrianic
  • I hope one day you all can seek refuge.2026 July 11 (last accessed), anonymous author, Queering the Map, Onwe, Ashanti Region, Ghana, 6°40'54.9"N 1°25'34.3"W. From the entry jail
  • The continued fight between abolitionists and slavers in Missouri caused slave owners to refuge slaves to the Confederate interior.2013, John Christgau, Incident at the Otterville Station: A Civil War Story of Slavery and Rescue, U of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 25. From the entry slaver
  • But I'm also panting in relief that our journey's done for the sinik and we've found some refuge for the night.2013, Heather Terrell, Chronicle: Before the Books of Eva, →ISBN. From the entry sinik
  • The Space Florida and SpaceXers claim that hundreds of jobs would be created at the refuge launch sites.2013 June 9, Karl Wickstrom, “Wildlife or missiles? We’ll have both, please”, in Press Journal, Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers, page…. From the entry SpaceXer
  • The Saanich, or Wsanec, tribes know the mountain as Lau,Welnew, which means place of refuge in the Sencoten language.2013 May 26, Judith Lavoie, “Mount Newton, known as Lau,Welnew to First Nations, next on name-change list”, in Times Colonist. From the entry SENCOTEN
  • Redshirt spokesman Sean Boonpracong sought refuge there too.2010 May 19, Ben Doherty, “Thai soldiers arrest protest leaders in bloody 'final crackdown'”, in The Guardian. From the entry bunker
  • The coach is the last refuge of aerophobic bargain-hunters.2007, Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls, Tuscany, Umbria and the Marches, page 64. From the entry aerophobic
  • The yuccas give the refuge an otherworldly, Seussian air, as though the Lorax might hop out at any moment.2006, Scott Weidensaul, Return to Wild America: A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul. From the entry Seussian
  • The park is one of Australia's chief refuges for several bird species, including the Burdekin duck and magpie goose.2002, Rob Van Driesum, Lonely Planet Outback Australia, page 388. From the entry Burdekin duck
  • They instead sought out a place of refuge, somewhere familiar with a blankie and a mug of hot cocoa.2002 February 18, Belinda Luscombe, “Dress to De-Stress”, in Time. From the entry blankie
  • More likely, Nichols sensed his dramatic gimmick wasn't panning out, and so took refuge in the inscrutability of artsiness.1988 January 29, Tom Boeker, “Thrill Seekers”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry artsiness
  • It is not a refuge for self-indulgent monomaths to channelize their aggressions within a community of colleagues and students.1960, National Review, volume 8, page 52. From the entry self-indulgent
  • This seemed to be an inexpugnable refuge, where we could live untroubled and learn to know each other."1915, Joseph Conrad, Victory. From the entry inexpugnable
  • Thuran, down with an attack of jungle fever, lay in the shelter among the branches of their tree of refuge.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 181. From the entry jungle fever
  • The little island of Iona became the refuge of the sons and some thanes of Athelfrith, banished by Edwin.1910, Robert A. Thompson, The People's History of England, New York: Walter Scott Publishing. From the entry thane

Meaning of refuge

  1. noun A state of safety, protection or shelter.
  2. noun A place providing safety, protection or shelter.
  3. noun Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort.

Full definition of refuge

Questions about refuge in a sentence

How do you use refuge in a sentence?
Refuge is used as a noun and verb. For example: “In societies without national insurance of any kind, almshouses are the last refuge of penniless people.”
What is a short sentence with refuge?
“Redshirt spokesman Sean Boonpracong sought refuge there too.”
What does refuge mean?
Refuge means a state of safety, protection or shelter.

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