Examples of 'sought sanctuary' in a sentence

Meaning of "sought sanctuary"

This phrase is used to describe a person or group of people seeking refuge or protection in a place of safety. It can be used in various contexts, such as seeking refuge in a church, embassy, or designated sanctuary, often due to facing danger, persecution, or some other form of threat

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Other officers sought sanctuary with sympathetic locals.
I am looking for a lady who recently sought sanctuary.
I have often sought sanctuary in that allotment myself.
Many of the people in the affected villages sought sanctuary in church buildings.
Sought sanctuary in excessive drinking or in extramarital affairs which.
These people have sought sanctuary.
They all sought sanctuary here after fleeing oppression and tyranny.
The dark dragons have remained dark and many sought sanctuary in your matrix reality.
Many have sought sanctuary over the border in Turkey.
Nearly half of those asylum seekers this year have sought sanctuary in the United States.
The bushmen had sought sanctuary in the foothills of the Drakensberg.
Young KAJA was in Tallinn when a Polish submarine sought sanctuary in the port.
I came back and sought sanctuary in an impeccable naivete.
North Korea has always denied abducting the couple, saying they had sought sanctuary there.
Priests killed those who sought sanctuary in their churches.

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So she sought sanctuary in Briars Priory after she has taken holy orders.
Many escaped convicts fled and sought sanctuary with the aboriginal tribes.
They sought sanctuary at the Western Garrison.
He then successfully sought sanctuary in Israel.
She sought sanctuary in England.
Ohe son of a oamas founder sought sanctuary here in California.
Some sought sanctuary in the Tower of London, and others managed to escape.
Well… these people have sought sanctuary in a house of worship.
With her younger son and daughters, Elizabeth Woodville again sought sanctuary.
A lot of people sought sanctuary in the town of Beverley and with good reason.
In the presence of the priests, the one who sought sanctuary stated his case.
GDR citizens who sought sanctuary at embassies abroad, are allowed to go.
Following the coup 's suppression, Choirosphaktes sought sanctuary in the Hagia Sophia.
Pregnant once again, she sought sanctuary with her mother and daughters in Westminster Abbey.
In Northern Ireland, Roma have sought sanctuary from mobs.
We sought sanctuary but found instead, whips, and chains.
Ingrid Latorre, from Peru, also sought sanctuary in Colorado in October.
The Iraqis concerned have sought sanctuary and are now living in churches in Denmark.
What happened? They sought sanctuary at the Western Garrison.

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Examples of using Sanctuary
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