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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The cross, a symbol that wards off evil, is mirrored in Tolkien’s use of the mallorn, described as a cross-shaped tree, as a place of refuge and protection.
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Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Unlike their counterparts in other Palestinian regions, Gazans are primarily attached to their land not because of their historical presence there but because of its status as a place of refuge.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Kansas City, Kansas’s land has historically served as a place of refuge for people fleeing religious, racial and political persecution — dating at least as far back to the Underground Railroad.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2025
The United States has a mixed record of living up to its promise as a place of refuge.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Set on the rugged and beautiful south Kona coast, this place of refuge was a safe haven for those who broke the kapu or sacred laws, transgressions punishable by death in old Hawaii.
—Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
No family should have to question whether school remains a place of refuge.
—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
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Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Unlike their counterparts in other Palestinian regions, Gazans are primarily attached to their land not because of their historical presence there but because of its status as a place of refuge.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Kansas City, Kansas’s land has historically served as a place of refuge for people fleeing religious, racial and political persecution — dating at least as far back to the Underground Railroad.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2025
The United States has a mixed record of living up to its promise as a place of refuge.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Set on the rugged and beautiful south Kona coast, this place of refuge was a safe haven for those who broke the kapu or sacred laws, transgressions punishable by death in old Hawaii.
—Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
No family should have to question whether school remains a place of refuge.
—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
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“Place of refuge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/place%20of%20refuge. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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