safe house

noun

: a place where one may engage in secret activities or take refuge

Examples of safe house in a Sentence

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Delta Force trained for his capture using a mock safe house. Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026 How about the Underground Railroad coursing through the North Shore to a safe house? George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026 The resulting speculation—Masonic alien headquarters, New World Order safe house after releasing a global depopulation virus—became one of the most iconic conspiracy theories in Internet history. Charlie Sosnick, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2025 According to The Wall Street Journal, Machado was smuggled out of her safe house shortly before dawn on Monday, wearing a wig and a disguise, then placed into a vehicle headed for the coast. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for safe house

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of safe house was in 1928

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“Safe house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safe%20house. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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