Sentence examples for hidden sanctuary from inspiring English sources

In fact, it was a hidden sanctuary for sixteen thousand books.

"People seeking a serene haven in the midst of the busy, noisy city can find comfort in the hidden sanctuary," he said.

In a city of eight million, where better to stake an end-of-civilization claim than in a hidden sanctuary with a water view?

8 P.M. (Fox) THE SIMPSONS Homer decides to prepare for the apocalypse by joining a group of survivalists who have established a hidden sanctuary on the outskirts of Springfield.

It is an ancient drovers' track that passes the ruined isolation hospital below the burial sites of Mynedd Meio as it winds its way to the hidden sanctuary of the mountain church.

In spite of all the difficulties, 527 children were saved, hidden in sanctuaries along the coast.

According to a military statement, "On the directions of the government, armed forces of Pakistan have launched a comprehensive operation against foreign and local terrorists who are hiding in sanctuaries in North Waziristan".

Before the horsemeat scandal broke, an animal sanctuary planted hidden cameras in key parts of the plant and filmed its Polish slaughtermen apparently abusing horses, and it became the subject of protests.

(In the sanctuary, huge mirrors, hidden during services by elegant crimson curtains, run the length of one wall for practice).

Access to the sanctuary is often hidden by grills or screens: the veil of the Jewish Temple in ancient Jerusalem, which separated the holy area (or hekhal) from the Holy of Holies (or devir); or the Eastern Orthodox iconostasis (image screen), which hides the chancel from the view of the faithful except on certain ritual occasions when it is opened to them.

And they are ideal spaces where children can engage with nature, says author Melissa Harrison, whose novel Clay revolves around a young boy who finds sanctuary in a hidden wild corner of a city: "A patch of park or verge, crowded with weeds and minibeasts, may not look like much to you or me – but to a child it can be a magical world".