refuge

they sought refuge in the mountains.

I sought refuge in drink.

They took refuge in a cave yesterday.

We took refuge in the lee of the wall.

Refugees often go hungry.

He took refuge from the storm in a hut.

The refugees are still jumpy, although they are now in safety.

The refugees want to be resettled in London.

There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.

they carted off the refugees in the middle of the night.

harbor refugees; harbor a fugitive.

the flood of refugees seeking entry to western Europe.

a massive influx of refugees from front-line areas.

mercy missions to refugees caught up in the fighting.

he was forced to take refuge in the French embassy.

the family came to be seen as a refuge from a harsh world.

Sick and starving refugees are the flotsam and jetsam of war.

refugees who ached for their homeland.