Asylum has 3 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Asylum claims made after an illegal entry are called defensive asylum and are handled by the Department of Justice. Asylum claims made by people who came to the U.S. legally are called affirmative asylum and handled by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. | |
| 2. | People who make asylum claims after coming to the U.S. illegally are much more likely to be turned down than granted asylum. | |
| 3. | Petitioners for asylum must file for asylum within a year of their arrival in the U.S. | |
| 4. | The embassy denied political asylum to foreign refugees. | |
| 5. | Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution. | |
| 6. | My ancestors hoped to find political asylum. | |
| 7. | Thousands of people apply for political asylum each year. | |
| 8. | They became citizens after receiving political asylum. | |
| 9. | This world is just an insane asylum. | |
| 10. | Society is an insane asylum run by the inmates. |