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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The pooch’s safe return is easy work for Daniel, but the following day, the stakes get higher after another guest goes missing during a boating excursion with his much younger wife.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Last June police offered a reward of 80,000 New Zealand dollars ($52,000) for information leading to their location and safe return.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
In the days that followed, Rebecca Haro and her husband, Jake Haro, publicly pleaded for Emmanuel’s safe return.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Nationwide protests erupted throughout Israel over the weekend as hundreds of thousands of demonstrators called for the safe return of hostages still held in Gaza after nearly two years of war.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Last June police offered a reward of 80,000 New Zealand dollars ($52,000) for information leading to their location and safe return.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
In the days that followed, Rebecca Haro and her husband, Jake Haro, publicly pleaded for Emmanuel’s safe return.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Nationwide protests erupted throughout Israel over the weekend as hundreds of thousands of demonstrators called for the safe return of hostages still held in Gaza after nearly two years of war.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 18 Aug. 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 4 Oct. 2025.
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