to safety
Frequency: 7.513.0 per million words
Indicates movement towards a safe place.
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Examples (10)
- We managed to run to safety before the building collapsed.
- She finally made it to the safety of her room.
- The coastguard pulled the exhausted swimmers to safety.
- Firefighters led the residents to safety through the thick smoke.
- The refugees fled across the border to safety.
- The pilot managed to guide the damaged plane to safety.
- He carried the child to safety just as the roof caved in.
- Many animals migrate to the safety of the deep forest during the winter.
- The shepherd herded the flock to safety before the storm hit.
- They scrambled to the safety of higher ground during the flash flood.