safe
adjective
secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk.
safes
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pluralof safe.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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His condition is both a superpower and a vulnerability, as we see when he discovers a dangerous new skill, cracking safes, with his unique ability to hear the tumblers of the lock moving internally.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
While spy agencies have long relied on local agents for tasks that insiders can accomplish best—like unlocking doors, cracking safes and planting bugs—the new agents would do more than assist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
"We have found plenty of safes before," Mr Kane said.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2024
The sources said that it appeared investigators searching Combs’ L.A. home emptied safes, dismantled electronics and left papers strewn in some rooms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
Jonah wondered if that also applied to boys opening locked safes and looking at secret papers.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
