women's refuge
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She moved into a women's refuge and the children moved with her.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025
The Welcome Organisation's chairperson Jude Whyte said the charity was using a women's refuge as a "make shift" drop-in centre during the day instead of its former premises.
From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024
It said Fulani, who founded the women’s refuge Sistah Space, “has accepted this apology and appreciates that no malice was intended.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2022
Francesca sought help from Casa Lorena, a women’s refuge near Caserta.
From The Guardian • Sep. 19, 2018
On an imposing hill above the town of Minova, at the end of a trail down which rivulets of rainwater run past tarpaulin-tented homes, a small women’s refuge can be found.
From The Guardian • Jun. 13, 2015
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