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In which sentence is refuge used correctly?

A. We took refuge from the rain by standing inside the doorway.
B. Because we took refuge from the rain, we got soaking wet.
C. We wanted to take refuge from the mosquitoes, because we loved being with them.
D. Our refuge was the exposed field with no trees or structures in sight.

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Theoretically both A and D are correct. Although D is an answer that could possibly make sense, it would not be the most effective refuge. The most accurate answer is
A. We took refuge from the rain by standing inside the doorway.
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Answer:

Option: A

Explanation:

Refuge means

  • a state of safety, protection or shelter.
  • something or someone turned to for safety or assistance, a recourse or resort

So, According to the definition of the refuge we could see that option: A is clearly correct.

As due to rain we took refuge by standing inside the doorway.

so doorway is the safe place for them so that they won't be disturbed by the rain.

Hence option A is correct.

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