take/find/seek refuge
idiom
: to go to or into a place for shelter or protection from danger or trouble
We took refuge in a nearby barn during the storm.
We found refuge from the storm in a nearby barn.
They sought refuge in another country.
—often used figurativelyAfter the death of her husband, she took/sought/found refuge in her music.
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But while people clambered to take refuge in the stations, disasters still unfolded there.
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Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Drivers, with their vehicles converted into boats, had to take shelter on car roofs, while residents tried to take refuge on higher ground.
—Teresa Medrano, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
By and large, the stories tend to feature a heroine fleeing the city to take refuge in conservative, if not expressly partisan, predominantly white small towns.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Many people, including hundreds of families, previously fled villages in south Lebanon to seek refuge in shelters in Tyre.
—Mohammed Zaatari and Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Drivers, with their vehicles converted into boats, had to take shelter on car roofs, while residents tried to take refuge on higher ground.
—Teresa Medrano, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
By and large, the stories tend to feature a heroine fleeing the city to take refuge in conservative, if not expressly partisan, predominantly white small towns.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Many people, including hundreds of families, previously fled villages in south Lebanon to seek refuge in shelters in Tyre.
—Mohammed Zaatari and Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Take/find/seek refuge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%2Ffind%2Fseek%20refuge. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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