refuge

IPA: rˈɛfjudʒ

Examples of "refuge" in Sentences

It's my favorite refuge from a cold, dark, lonely (drippy) world.
This refuge is also a permanent home to many other species of fowl as well as feeding grounds for migratory birds.
In “Lost Continent”, a time traveler seeking refuge from a war-torn land faces hostility and bureaucratic incompetence.
The refuge is home to such federally protected species as the Cahaba shiner, goldline darter, round rocksnail, and cylindrical lioplax snail.
It really is an important refuge from the endless slew of problems-not-problems which I create for myself, and the folks there really know what they are doing.
Taking refuge is not a passive act of placing ourselves in the hands of a higher power that will do everything for us, as the English word "refuge" might imply.
The 89-year-old justice was quietly working on his caseload at his Ft. Lauderdale, Florida condo, a second home that serves as his occasional refuge from the high-pressure atmosphere of the U.S.
Convicted felon Roman Polanski, currently seeking refuge from the law in Switzerland, has issued an official public statement in regards to the push by the United States to have him extradited back to this country so that he can finally answer for his crimes and face punishment for his 1977 conviction of child rape.