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  1. take refugeverb

    to shelter; to hole up

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of take refuge in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of take refuge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of take refuge in a Sentence

  1. Stendhal:

    Since I am a man, my heart is three or four times less sensitive, because I have three or four times as much power of reason and experience of the world -- a thing which you women call hard-heartedness. As a man, I can take refuge in having mistresses. The more of them I have, and the greater the scandal, the more I acquire reputation and brilliance in society.

  2. Ferruccio Lamborghini:

    I'm enjoying the peace and quiet of my vineyard, and when I miss the sound and the fury, I take refuge in my garage and turn the key in the ignition of my Miura.

  3. Louis Lacey:

    These individuals that have chosen to take refuge in the tunnels, they're human beings, empathy and compassion, as well as a realistic and working solution, is what's called for in this situation.

  4. Kingman Brewster, Jr.:

    If I take refuge in ambiguity, I assure you that it's quite conscious.

  5. Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi:

    I strongly felt that the Myanmar side has already prepared to receive these people who have entered Bangladesh to take refuge, we really hope to see that the return process, especially the first batch of returnees, can be realized as quickly as possible.


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