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.
  • But the once-green three-acre property that was meant to be his retirement haven is now dry, brittle and brown.
    Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022
  • This is a safe haven for free speech and weed, as exemplified by feeds full of amazing nug shots from international growers.
    Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Botanical gardens can offer a safe haven for tree species, including some that currently only live in the wild.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2022
  • Denver wants to turn a blighted downtown gravel pit near the Capitol into a pickleball haven.
    John Frank, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
  • His destination is Ireland, working off little more than a rumor that an Edenic safe haven isn’t far over the horizon.
    Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The Club serves as an after-school haven for about 140 kids in the Slavic Village neighborhood.
    John Pana, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022
  • The Palace Green home, located in a highly affluent area of Kensington, seemed a secure haven.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Located only 90 miles north of L.A., Santa Barbara is a haven.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 20 Aug. 2022
  • But the affluent haven of Calabasas, inside the water district’s territory, is home to many A-listers with deep pockets.
    Stephanie Elam, CNN, 28 Aug. 2022
  • These holiday havens go all out for the season, breaking out their festive best with thousands upon thousands of twinkling lights, impressive window displays, and garland galore.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
  • After a virus breaks out and turns most of the population into zombies, some of the last humans on earth form an unlikely alliance while taking a road trip to a safe haven in Los Angeles.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 31 Aug. 2022
  • From sulfur-rich vents teeming with hardy microorganisms to birds nesting in the thermal warmth of volcanic craters, these animals have turned volatile environments into havens of opportunity.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • The walls of the home are their safe haven as the creature prowls the perimeter.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • In fact, our city’s Trini haven isn’t the first restaurant to carry these recipes.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
  • Anguilla is a haven for three main species of turtles; the green, the leatherback and the hawksbill turtles.
    Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022

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