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Meanings of only refuge in English

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Usage of only refuge in English
1
The only refuge of the criminal was the greed of his judges.
The Age of the Reformation
2
All the times these arms were my only refuge from the world.
Mockingjay
3
I still kept the only refuge left to me-therefuge of silence.
The Law and the Lady
4
To him she was the flame, the only refuge, the only safety.
Flames
5
Word pronouncing, and that alone, is the only refuge of the teacher.
The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885
6
Martin was now my only refuge, so I would tell him everything.
The Woman Thou Gavest Me; Being the Story of Mary O'Neill
7
And is this my only refuge from the ignominy of the scaffold?
The Amulet
8
Her only refuge was work, though it could not stop her cycling thoughts.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
9
This was their home, the only refuge where they could meet in secrecy.
Ghosts
10
From the echo of such laughter commonplace was the only refuge.
Up the Hill and Over
11
Yes, silence was the one and only refuge remaining to her.
Dark Hollow
12
She played unintermittingly-playedas if the music was her only refuge from herself.
The Woman in White
13
My only refuge was the bathroom, where I showered and shaved.
The Elephant Vanishes
14
His government, such as it might be, was their only refuge from anarchy.
The Eve of the French Revolution
15
She had run straight home to her hiding-place, her only refuge.
The Moon Rock
16
Van Dam seemed her only refuge, her only means of escape.
What Can She Do?
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Only refuge across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
Less common