She retreated to her sanctum to finish the manuscript without interruptions.

Many old libraries and temples serve as sanctums where scholars and worshippers alike seek quiet and reflection.

A tourist photographed the antique door inscribed with sanctum santorum, not realizing it was merely a misspelling of sanctum sanctorum.

When the scholars reconstructed the ancient temple, they debated the exact location of the sanctum sanctorum.

The historian was granted a rare tour of the museum's inner sanctum to study the ancient manuscripts.

The journalists were never allowed into the inner sanctums of the political party, where decisions were quietly made.