SANCTUM in a Sentence

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1. With some curiosity as to what could have sent a brother medico to us at such an hour, I followed Holmes into our sanctum.

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 Meanings and Examples of SANCTUM
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sanctum
 n.  sacred or holy place; private place where one is free from intrusion
Classic Sentence:
1  "This is my sanctum," he added.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER II
2  In this sanctum were some massive armchairs, a table laden with two or three fat books, and a large looking-glass.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VII
3  Monte Cristo cast one rapid and curious glance round this sanctum; it was the first time he had ever seen Mademoiselle d'Armilly, of whom he had heard much.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 76. Progress of Cavalcanti the Younger.
4  My presence in his sanctum was evidently esteemed a piece of impudence too shameful for remark: he silently applied the tube to his lips, folded his arms, and puffed away.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
5  With some curiosity as to what could have sent a brother medico to us at such an hour, I followed Holmes into our sanctum.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. The Adventure of The Resident Patient
Example Sentence:
1  I should not be called upon to quit my sanctum of the schoolroom; "a very pleasant refuge in time of trouble."