place of refuge
noun phrase
: a safe place
Her bedroom was her place of refuge when her parents began arguing.
Examples of place of refuge in a Sentence
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No family should have to question whether school remains a place of refuge.
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Alex Marrero, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2025
Classical music became a place of refuge, especially in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century, where it was not forbidden by law, but still frowned upon.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Jan. 2025
At stake is whether the United States will continue to be a place of refuge for those fleeing poverty, violence and natural disasters around the world.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The creator initially launched Black Girl Gamers in 2015 as a Facebook group—a place of refuge as the gaming industry is particularly hostile towards Black women.
—Essence, 11 Sep. 2024
Pakistan, a place of refuge for millions of Afghans, is carrying out a mass deportation program that has already seen more than 600,000 people cross the border since September 15 – with the threat that more could follow in July, when another class of visas expires.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 30 June 2024
On June 28, 1969, when homosexual acts were still outlawed in New York City, police raided the bar -- a place of refuge for the gay community and frequent target of harassment.
—Shosh Bedrosian, CBS News, 28 June 2024
In sixth grade, his dad constructed what would become a place of refuge.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
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Alex Marrero, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2025
Classical music became a place of refuge, especially in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century, where it was not forbidden by law, but still frowned upon.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Jan. 2025
At stake is whether the United States will continue to be a place of refuge for those fleeing poverty, violence and natural disasters around the world.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The creator initially launched Black Girl Gamers in 2015 as a Facebook group—a place of refuge as the gaming industry is particularly hostile towards Black women.
—Essence, 11 Sep. 2024
Pakistan, a place of refuge for millions of Afghans, is carrying out a mass deportation program that has already seen more than 600,000 people cross the border since September 15 – with the threat that more could follow in July, when another class of visas expires.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 30 June 2024
On June 28, 1969, when homosexual acts were still outlawed in New York City, police raided the bar -- a place of refuge for the gay community and frequent target of harassment.
—Shosh Bedrosian, CBS News, 28 June 2024
In sixth grade, his dad constructed what would become a place of refuge.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
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“Place of refuge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/place%20of%20refuge. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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