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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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.
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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
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
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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
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
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“Place of refuge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/place%20of%20refuge. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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