Becket's attendants entreated him to fly to the winding staircase which led to the roof of the building, or to seek refuge in the vaults underground.
These sons were torn from her at the instigation of Gloucester; and the queen was forced to seek refuge in the abbey of Bermondsey.
Robert Bruce, driven to seek refuge in the most inaccessible wilds and mountains during the dominion of Edward I.
The whole of the house had been let, entirely given over, and now had come the last hours of this invasion which compelled the hairdresser and his wife to seek refuge in the narrow cellar, where they slept on a small camp-bed.
And he still laughed at certain recollections, and related how in the direst circumstances he had always been able to seek refuge in his conscience.
The revocation of the Edict of Nantes, in 1685, compelled thousands of citizens to seek refuge in England, who, as we have seen, were at first warmly patronised by James II.
From the days of Clovis the French nation had never wavered in its allegiance to the successors of Saint Peter, many of whom had been obliged to seek refuge on the soil of France.
Henry, Duke of Brunswick, was driven from his kingdom by the League of Schmalkald and forced to seek refuge in Bavaria.
Flipper's pathway will not be strewn with roses, and we shall be surprised if the Radicals do not compel him, within a year, to seek refuge from a sea of troubles in his father's quiet shoe shop on Decatur Street.
Surely, too, it is not causing me "to seek refuge from a sea of troubles.
Their tenants in the township of Conway were driven from their homes and obliged to seek refuge up the river, and those living at Portland Point suffered equal hardships.
The document, which is published below, is well worthy of preservation by the descendants of those devoted men and women, who were induced by unshaken loyalty to seek refuge in a wilderness under its provisions.
P: And when thou recitest the Qur'an, seek refuge in Allah from Satan the outcast.
I seek refugein Thee from asking Thee that of which I have no knowledge; and if Thou shouldst not forgive me and have mercy on me, I should be of the losers.
S: And if a false imputation from the Shaitan afflict you, seek refuge in Allah; surely He is Hearing, Knowing.
Thee do I seek refuge (from the sin) that I should ask of Thee that whereof I have no knowledge.
But the only effect of it was to increase the madness of the populace against the unhappy king, who, attended by the two Despencers and a few other friends, fled to Bristol, intending to seek refuge in Ireland.
The king inquired particularly about it, and was induced himself to seek refuge there.
She found, however, before she went far, that the van of the army was approaching, and she had to seek refuge in a hut till her enemies had passed.
An army flying in confusion to seek refuge in a city can not shut the gates behind them against their pursuers.
At Edward’s restoration Cooke had to seek refuge in France, but he was taken at sea before he could reach the continent.
John’s party proving the stronger of the two, Longchamp thought it safest to seek refuge in the Tower.
Seek refuge in That which is beyond understanding, For His glory is all-embracing as the air.
Seek refuge in the World-Honoured, for His Divine Power is Almighty and beyond man’s measure, being made perfect in inconceivable Holiness.
Seek refuge in Him in whom all strengths are equal.
Seek refuge in the Divine Promise, the Treasury of Merit, For the seven jewel trees are fragrant in Paradise where the flowers, the fruits, the branches and the leaves thereof Cast back their radiance the one to the other.
These were the unsuccessful conspirators against Khudayar Khan, who, after the death of Alim Kuli, had obtained his power once more; and these having been driven out of Khokand by his armies, were compelled to seek refuge in Kashgar.
Buzurg Khan, who had been present at this battle, was among the first to seek refuge in flight; and when he received intelligence of the final success his satisfaction was almost eclipsed by his personal chagrin and mortification.
After the king's execution, in 1649, the chancellor thought it wise for himself and his family to seek refuge in exile, and accordingly joined Charles II.
He therefore ordered his son Charles, who had already retired into the west, to seek refuge in the Scilly Isles.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "seek refuge" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
