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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Her mother, who lives 10 minutes from the Lebanese border in northern Israel, has had to take refuge in an underground shelter amid strikes launched by Hezbollah.
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Allison Gordon, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Pet animals are typically evacuated with their owners during wildfires and can find refuge in shelters.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Many Mahorais express resentment that Comorians, who rejected France, now seek refuge and economic opportunities in a French territory.
—Julie Bourdin, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Officials said that in the opening days of the fires, more than 600 animals, from dogs and cats to reptiles and birds, were taken to the Pasadena Humane Society to seek refuge.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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Allison Gordon, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Pet animals are typically evacuated with their owners during wildfires and can find refuge in shelters.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Many Mahorais express resentment that Comorians, who rejected France, now seek refuge and economic opportunities in a French territory.
—Julie Bourdin, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Officials said that in the opening days of the fires, more than 600 animals, from dogs and cats to reptiles and birds, were taken to the Pasadena Humane Society to seek refuge.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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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 4 Feb. 2025.
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