Examples of safety first in a Sentence
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This will put their safety first.
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Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
People will have to put their safety first, even if their government isn’t, said Wisdom Cole, NAACP senior national director of advocacy.
—Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The job of flight attendants is safety first and later to serve beverages or bring a blanket.
—Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
They were given bikes and helmets — safety first — for the holidays.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association and pilots’ groups have emphasized safety first, warning that the risk envelope tightens as fatigue spreads.
—Imran Khalid, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Many others applauded the boys for thinking of their safety first.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
There is the temptation, because of his father’s pedigree, to think of him as a safety first.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
What’s important to remember, according to Harteveldt, of Atmosphere Research Group, is that when the FAA tells an airline that a technology issue poses a safety issue, the airline puts safety first and complies with the FAA’s request to ground flights.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
People will have to put their safety first, even if their government isn’t, said Wisdom Cole, NAACP senior national director of advocacy.
—Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The job of flight attendants is safety first and later to serve beverages or bring a blanket.
—Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
They were given bikes and helmets — safety first — for the holidays.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association and pilots’ groups have emphasized safety first, warning that the risk envelope tightens as fatigue spreads.
—Imran Khalid, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Many others applauded the boys for thinking of their safety first.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
There is the temptation, because of his father’s pedigree, to think of him as a safety first.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
What’s important to remember, according to Harteveldt, of Atmosphere Research Group, is that when the FAA tells an airline that a technology issue poses a safety issue, the airline puts safety first and complies with the FAA’s request to ground flights.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Safety first.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety%20first. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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