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Synonyms

out of harm's way

Idioms  

  1. In a safe condition or place, as in We fenced the yard to keep the children out of harm's way. This idiom was first recorded about 1661.

Example Sentences

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This week, far to the east of Kyiv, the trains that evacuated hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians in February and March 2022 are still taking people out of harm's way.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

According to Kerlikowske, such training is designed to keep officers out of harm’s way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

A worried mother working miles away from her family frantically tries to get her three children out of harm’s way as an out of control fire ravages their community.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

Mr Moss asked Mr Poland if he accepted that he should have stopped on Hart Street as soon as he was out of harm's way, and called the police.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

When the piano was finally out of harm’s way, Harry Rantz and his family gathered around it and watched, awestruck, as their house burned to the ground.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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