last refuge
Frequency: 6.89.0 per million words
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Examples (10)
- They looked to the country as the last refuge of liberty.
- Patriotism is often called the last refuge of a scoundrel.
- When all logic fails, some people turn to superstition as their last refuge.
- Violence should never be seen as the last refuge of the incompetent.
- For many retirees, their garden becomes a last refuge from the busy world.
- The small island remained the last refuge for several endangered species.
- He saw the library as a last refuge where he could truly be himself.
- In times of economic crisis, gold is frequently viewed as a last refuge for investors.
- The old theater was the last refuge for classical arts in the city.
- Some critics argue that nostalgia is the last refuge of a dying culture.