Collocations for refuge - noun

safe
temporary
wildlife
mountain
a monk living in a mountain refuge

last (figurative)
They looked to the country as the last refuge of liberty.

welcome
Many children consider the facility a welcome refuge.

take
They took refuge in the embassy.

look for, seek
They sought refuge in the mountains.

find
They were hoping to find a safe refuge for the night.
They found refuge from the bright sun.

become
a town that became a refuge for a number of dissident artists

create, establish
open
give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)

refuge against (figurative)
Home is a refuge against the pressures of work.

refuge from
The cave provided refuge from the storm.

a place of refuge