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.

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

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

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

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