personal sanctuary

Grammar usage guide and real-world examples

She gets help from morning yoga in her "personal sanctuary, a cozy little treasure box," she said.

Matthew Pinsker, an associate professor of Civil War studies at Dickinson College who has written a book on Lincoln's time at the cottage, said that the house gave Lincoln a "personal sanctuary," and that the commute allowed him time to think.

In fact, even in the context of globalization and postmodernism with an increasingly diversified family structure, the family as a personal sanctuary is still the center of personal life.

A home is a place to with "room to breathe:" a place for a personal sanctuary, whatever it may look like, away from the busyness of life.

The compound would become his personal sanctuary for a dozen years.

Silence is our personal sanctuary where we find our companion, the companionship of silence.

"My route has become one of my favorite personal sanctuaries," said Paul Hannan, a land surveyor from Calais, Vt., who has monitored for Mountain Birdwatch on Mount Ira Allen in Vermont since 2000.

Hanging (or roof) gardens were used by the ancient Greeks as personal sanctuaries to honour the god Adonis, while the Aztecs used them for urban agriculture and amenity (Arhendt, 2007).

Aromatherapy mists and home fragrances can be used to make your bedroom your own personal relaxation sanctuary.

My colleagues often speak about what an honor it is to come into people's homes, to enter their personal space and sanctuary.

Laguna Presbyterian Church welcomes visitors to its sanctuary for personal prayer, silent meditation or quiet time from 11 30 a.m. to 12 30 p.m.