harm's way
noun
: a dangerous place or situation
was placed in harm's way
got them out of harm's way
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
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Please also pray for our brave first responders who put themselves in harm's way to keep the Midland community safe.
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Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Israel has gone to unbelievable lengths to get innocent civilians out of harm's way.
—Major Garrett, CBS News, 10 May 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
That firm was planning to replace in-person critical care providers at multiple ICUs with telemedicine physicians or nurse practitioners, a plan that several physicians at Ascension decried as shortsighted cost-cutting that would put patients in harm's way.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 May 2026
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Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Israel has gone to unbelievable lengths to get innocent civilians out of harm's way.
—Major Garrett, CBS News, 10 May 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
That firm was planning to replace in-person critical care providers at multiple ICUs with telemedicine physicians or nurse practitioners, a plan that several physicians at Ascension decried as shortsighted cost-cutting that would put patients in harm's way.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 May 2026
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“Harm's way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harm%27s%20way. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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