safe return
noun
: the act of taking someone or something back to the proper place completely unharmed
—+ of
The mother demanded a safe return of her child.
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Amun had no contact with her parents for more than a year, leading Dominique to speak with WSB last week and plead for her daughter’s safe return.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
Those in her hometown are praying for her safe return.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
With another suborbital flight on tap Monday, the engine relight is purely a confidence-building demonstration and not critical for a safe return to Earth.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2025
Such a pardon will not be overlooked by wise minds or keen insight, as our noble state, with its sophisticated approach, allows for the safe return of any misled or deceived individual to their homeland, to live with dignity and honor among their family and community.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
Those in her hometown are praying for her safe return.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
With another suborbital flight on tap Monday, the engine relight is purely a confidence-building demonstration and not critical for a safe return to Earth.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2025
Such a pardon will not be overlooked by wise minds or keen insight, as our noble state, with its sophisticated approach, allows for the safe return of any misled or deceived individual to their homeland, to live with dignity and honor among their family and community.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for safe return
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“Safe return.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safe%20return. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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