How to Use asylum in a Sentence

asylum

noun
  • She was granted asylum after it was made clear that she would be killed if she returned to her native country.
  • She asked for political asylum.
  • She's been seeking asylum here for more than a decade.
    — Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • The pilot in that case was seeking asylum and no one was harmed.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
  • The man, an asylum seeker, still had an open case before the court.
    — Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
  • That’s cratered the asylum system.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
  • He was put in an asylum with strict surveillance.
    — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
  • Many of them also had pending asylum claims.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Burke said the offer of asylum was extended to all on the team.
    — Charlotte Graham-McLay, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Burke said the offer of asylum was extended to all on the team.
    — ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Ramirez also huddled the asylum seekers in the front of the church to pray.
    — The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2023
  • The new asylums intrigued the public, too.
    — Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That would be a disaster, akin to putting the inmates in charge of the asylum.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The statistics do not show how many of them were asylum-seekers.
    — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Two others were also seeking asylum, but one of them changed their minds.
    — Bryan Llenas , Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
  • For his asylum case, he was given a court date in 2027.
    — Charlotte Observer, 20 Dec. 2025
  • That means, at times, policing its own—and not letting the crazies run the asylum.
    — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • In some areas of the city, asylum-seekers and migrants sleep rough in makeshift camps.
    — Saphora Smith, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Varela could try to seek asylum in Mexico.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
  • This might sound like old news, but these asylum-seekers are getting through the border.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2022
  • The inmates are running the asylum.
    — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
  • The inmates are running the asylum.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The lunatics are running the asylum.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
  • Altuve was able to find a job and get on his feet thanks to the city's asylum-seeker program.
    — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Once that is done, then the feds can manage the asylum seekers, foot the bill and assist our cities.
    — WSJ, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Along with an orderly and speedy asylum review process.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Here is where asylum seekers can safely await clearance.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 24 June 2026
  • Five of the six members of the team were granted asylum on Tuesday.
    — Bryan Llenas , Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The asylum system, by intent and design, does not gel with this approach at all.
    — Felipe De La Hoz, The New Republic, 11 Oct. 2023
  • And from outside the walls of the asylum, a movement grows to free them from confinement.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024

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