safe seat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In New Jersey’s fifth district, five-term Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer is expected to cruise to re-election, as he’s in a safe seat for his party and he didn’t face a primary challenger.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
The "principles of equality we fight for as adults must begin with a safe seat in a classroom for every child", it said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
Any seat is a safe seat if you’re buckled in.
From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2025
These include Josh Simons, who resigned as a party policy adviser after seven months under Mr Corbyn's tenure and is now its candidate in the safe seat of Makerfield.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2024
Some School-riders taboo the jog, but all the cavalry of the world use it; it is the homeward gait of the tired hunter, and it does teach a man a good, easy, safe seat.
From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Theodore Ayrault Dodge
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