How to Use sanctuary in a Sentence
- The refugees found sanctuary when they crossed the border.
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Some were left at the base of a large tree that once stood in the sanctuary.
—Elizabeth Heath, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2024
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Draped over the back of every row of seats throughout the sanctuary were quilts — 101 of them.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
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Would setting up a space or part of space in the home as your sanctuary be helpful?
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
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The area where the attack occurred is between City Hall, the city’s main library and the city’s zoo sanctuary.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2024
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There were wreaths up in Hall’s sanctuary, the caucuses just a few weeks away.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2024
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The sanctuary, which sits on 200 forested acres, aims to provide the chimps with a tranquil place to live out their days.
—Emily Anthes Emil T. Lippe, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
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This wildlife sanctuary is just a short distance past Girdwood on the right.
—Victoria Barber, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2023
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Think of Montana’s green o as sanctuaries for two among the trees.
—Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 11 Apr. 2023
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The afternoon, when the air is warmer and the butterflies dance among the trees, is the perfect time of day to visit the sanctuaries.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2023
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Here, a car is a sanctuary, a second home and a status symbol.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
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Some are in a new building built last year, but most are in the old church building, with pieces of the sanctuary included in the designs.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
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The Star reported that more than 1,000 people were in the sanctuary for that concert.
—Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
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Six ladder pipes in the air were fighting the fire with a focus on protecting the main sanctuary.
—Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 18 July 2023
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Bea Wolf is set in an unnamed suburb, where a group of kids build their own sanctuary from the world of adults, dubbed Treeheart.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 Apr. 2023
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And a lot more panic than progress in the first months of the three years allotted for the job to be finished by the time the sanctuary opened on Easter Sunday 2017.
—Peter Larsen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
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Before Owen knew it, the house was locked in as the filming location for Spade’s French sanctuary.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
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Raucous applause rang out in the high-ceilinged sanctuary.
—Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2023
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Specifically, the funds will be used for the creation of a rhino sanctuary in Kenya, close to where the flying scenes of Out of Africa were filmed.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2024
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In recent weeks, a bald eagle at a Missouri bird sanctuary has been taking good care of a rock.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023
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The decor is tropical and will be a welcome sanctuary during the winter months.
—Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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The camp is a sanctuary for resident wildlife species, including many of the Masai Mara’s 300 bird species.
—Karthika Gupta, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2023
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This is Muagura’s sanctuary and part of the greater plan for the park: to reforest as much, and as quickly, as possible.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2023
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As a result, the land, its native animals, and the people who viewed nature as a sanctuary all paid a grave price.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
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The bull was captured and is now safe at a local animal sanctuary.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
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As of October 2023, all parrots in the sanctuary were doing well, although the first four arrivals lost a bit of weight.
—Rina Diane Caballar, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
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In the days following her arrival, the elephant got to know the sanctuary's other elephants.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023
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If our bedroom is our sanctuary—a space to hide out and unwind after a long day—our beds are the ultimate refuge.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2023
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In fact, the two of them plan to open up an animal sanctuary in Canada and get married on that property.
—Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
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Two other national marine sanctuaries have been proposed in Lakes Erie and Ontario.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024
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Yet as fire approached the sanctuary, Pribble and others fought the flames and kept the birds safe.
—Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2023
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The sanctuary hopes to release the eaglet back into the wild this summer.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
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The state of Florida is not, and never will be, a sanctuary state.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2023
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Along with the burros, the sanctuary houses Gracie, a blind pony, and two mules, Taylor and Whiskey.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2023
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Snakes, frogs, and toucans also call the wildlife sanctuary home.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2023
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Graffiti was found both on the brick face of the sanctuary building and the asphalt outside the main entrance.
—Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023
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The vultures are blamed for infecting dozens of birds in sanctuary care.
—Leon Stafford, ajc, 23 Sep. 2022
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On the morning of the attack, Gottfried and Stein were in a kitchen near the sanctuary planning a men’s group breakfast for the next day when Bowers killed them.
—Peter Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
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The final three wild horses in this year’s sanctuary herd are expected to arrive the day of the fundraiser.
—Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2023
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After the eaglet was checked for injuries, the sanctuary staff’s next task was to figure out which eagle to bond it with.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
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The money could be used to move migrants who are in Florida or other states to sanctuary cities and states.
—Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2023
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Nicholas's cousin, King George V of England, offered him sanctuary, but then changed his mind and withdrew the offer.
—Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2022
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The money could be used to transport migrants who are in Florida or other states to sanctuary cities and states.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2023
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Tourists’ photos posted online show the area being enjoyed by stray cats — there is cat sanctuary on a corner of the square.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 21 June 2023
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Many people hoped to find sanctuary or better lives in places like Germany and Sweden.
—Lorne Cook, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Apr. 2023
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Raiden offers sanctuary at his temple to all those bearing the dragon mark.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2021
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While the chimps remain the focal point, the series also highlights the people who help give these sanctuary chimps a second chance at a happy life.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
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Fallah worries the uterus may be another sanctuary site for Ebola, offering the virus a safe place to hide.
—Seema Yasmin, Scientific American, 29 Feb. 2016
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The sanctuary, spare but elegant, features high, vertical windows, no stained glass to be seen, and a cross that is off-center.
—Susan Glaser, cleveland, 27 July 2023
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Some have been bussed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as part of his controversial efforts to send migrants to sanctuary cities.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 7 July 2023
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Migrants have also been bused from border towns to sanctuary cities in recent years with little to no notice.
—Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 6 June 2023
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Some were unhappy about the influx of new arrivals: One resident asked if there was a way to roll back Chicago’s status as a sanctuary city.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
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The 51-acre sanctuary houses zebras, African antelope, a giraffe, and more.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2024
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Chicago is a sanctuary city, a welcoming place for migrants.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2023
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What Happened to the Ironton Hundreds of feet below the water’s surface, the Ironton is one of the historical shipwrecks that the sanctuary protects.
—Erin Berge, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2023
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The sanctuary city is committed to preventing any immigrants from living on the streets.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
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Of course, the hilltop sanctuary vibes and incredible views are also a huge draw—especially at night when the Kingston city lights sparkle below.
—Annie Daly, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
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Give your sleep sanctuary some love with cooling pillows, weighted blankets, or an all-new mattress.
—Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
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Migrants bused to sanctuary cities have been sleeping in police stations, the Journal reported this week.
—Barry Latzer, wsj.com, 11 May 2023
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The modern sanctuary movement began in the 1980s as Central Americans fleeing war and poverty came to the U.S. and churches stepped in to offer protection.
—Philip Marcelo, Star Tribune, 4 Feb. 2021
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