harm's way

noun

: a dangerous place or situation

was placed in harm's way

got them out of harm's way

Synonyms of harm's way

• risk
• jeopardy
• danger
• trouble

Examples of harm's way in a Sentence

got everyone out of harm's way just minutes before the house was ripped apart by the tornado

Recent Examples on the Web

Ahead of the storm, Formica said workers secured dock lines, moved loose items and equipment out of harm's way and parked the marina's trucks and forklifts at the highest point of the property. — CBS News, 26 Sep. 2026

Miller is advocating to modernize the World Trade Center Health Program to keep up with the new technology and screening for first responders who put themselves in harm's way on 9/11 and didn't know it. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

The police officers who responded were hailed for putting themselves in harm's way to help people escape. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

The council recommends shifting some flood insurance policies to private insurance companies, and moving faster to map flood risk accurately across the country, so that fewer homes are in harm's way. — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 7 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1631, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for harm's way

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• assez
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway