How to Use haven in a Sentence

haven

noun
  • The inn is a haven for weary travelers.
  • This national park provides a safe haven for wildlife.
  • The shelter offers a haven from abusive spouses.
  • The walls of the home are their safe haven as the creature prowls the perimeter.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The Frozen Zoo is the safe haven for samples from 1,220 species.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Apr. 2022
  • The refuge is a haven for a multitude of fish and bird species.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
  • By the next decade, safe havens would become law in all 50 states.
    Maria Laurino, The New Republic, 29 June 2023
  • What changed to make Sin City one of the biggest sports havens in the country?
    Dana Jacobson, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2024
  • And even outside of school hours, the area is a haven for walkers.
    Jillian Atelsek, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
  • As a haven for rock climbers, there are hundreds of routes from both ends of the parks.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
  • The Houston Arboretum is a haven for wildlife—and wildlife lovers—in the heart of the city.
    Rebecca Treon, Chron, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Late style can seem like a safe haven for the modern movie lover.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
  • For the first time in her life, Jordan Turpin has her own safe haven.
    Melody Chiu, PEOPLE.com, 27 July 2022
  • Millions of its people have fled to a haven in the EU and will have long-term ties with the bloc.
    Stephen Collinson, CNN, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The Mule closet serves as a safe haven for all of our students and staff.
    Maddie Boehnlein, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • That sounds like a recipe for an online haven for far-right trolls.
    Time, 6 Nov. 2022
  • The move was part of a broader pledge by the mayor to maintain the city’s status as a haven.
    Ella Ceron and, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022
  • The move was part of a broader pledge by the mayor to maintain the city’s status as a haven.
    Fortune, 11 May 2022
  • But he was shocked by the high price for his family’s safe haven – $2,000 a month for rent.
    The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Despite the upheaval of the past few years, Hill still thinks of her career as her safe haven.
    Wendy Kaur, ELLE, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Another perk of this year-round haven is the lack of overgrowth.
    Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Meanwhile, the status of the U.S. as a safe haven is being questioned.
    Nick Sargen, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • Murphey Candler Park is Brookhaven’s haven for a wide range of bird species.
    Hunter Boyce, ajc, 27 May 2022
  • Target Center hasn’t been any kind of safe haven for Wolves’ for a year-plus now.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2025
  • With 2,970 square feet on two acres, this ranch is a haven for exploration.
    Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 6 May 2024
  • And in a lot of ways, religion have offered safe haven.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
  • But few had made their way to the back side of Lincoln’s cathedral, a haven of serenity on the edge of the Mall’s chaos.
    Washington Post, 29 May 2022
  • Not all groups function as a social haven for users, but many do.
    Mansee Khurana, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Mammoth Mountain has long been a haven for spring skiers.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
  • In fact, our city’s Trini haven isn’t the first restaurant to carry these recipes.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024

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