How to Use safe in a Sentence

safe

1 of 2 adjective

• The kids were safe in the cabin.
• Is it safe to walk here?
• He wished us a safe trip.
• We need to make sure that the children are safe and sound.
• I found a safe place to take shelter from the storm.
• We watched the fireworks from a safe distance.
• I don't feel safe in this neighborhood.
• They live in a perfectly safe neighborhood.
• The child was safe the whole time.
  — Jenna Deangelis, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
• How will the safe sleep lot work?
  — Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
• So, be smart, stay safe, and just breathe.
  — Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
• There is a safe zone room that’s glassed off.
  — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
• But the safe bet may not be the best bet for you.
  — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
• The fake fans didn't slow them and no lead was safe.
  — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
• Now the commute is easy and safe.
  — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
• All my secrets would now be safe.
  — Maria Giesbrecht, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
• The site itself is made to feel safe too.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
• What is the safest way to buy silver?
  — Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 4 May 2026
• But not all glass is safe for microwave use.
  — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
• Chicago will be safe again, and soon.
  — Terry Collins, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
• Chicago will be safe again, and soon.
  — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
• All the kids are safe and the teachers are safe.
  — CBS News, 18 May 2026
• The city hopes the measures will make streets safer.
  — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
• Is this a safe person to be locked in a room with?
  — Claire McNear, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2026
• First, make sure the dish is labeled oven-safe.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
• Sometimes the book wasn’t safe.
  — Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
• That’ll keep the homeland safe.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
• The weapon was cleared, and the scene declared safe.
  — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
• No, plastic bags don't keep food safe from pantry moths.
  — Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
• Then, take that number and add a few more to it just to be safe.
  — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2023

safe

2 of 2 noun

• No, well, I was stuck in the safe.
  — Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
• These gold bars aren't designed for home safes.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
• On the one hand is the desire to keep their staff and the public safe.
  — San Antonio Express-News, 8 Mar. 2021
• One of the first bills that passed in 2025 made gun safes tax free.
  — Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025
• Police said one of the suspects put a gun to his head and forced him to open a safe.
  — Amanda Starrantino, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
• There were no gun safes or locks found during a search of the home, per the outlet.
  — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
• Desperate for more cash, Lynette sets her sights on the safe.
  — Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
• We are relieved this cool carnivore is back in the wild safe & sound!
  — Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 May 2021
• Martinez said pretext stops can turn up guns and drugs and help keep the public safe.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2022
• Steve Clark made a great safe on a free kick, but was unable to corral it.
  — oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2020
• The President, in a three-piece suit, was there to open the safe.
  — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
• Stilla tries to specialize in hard-to-find items, from shoelaces to safes.
  — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland.com, 17 June 2019
• The safes had been seized in a pot shop raid, a source within the sheriff’s office said.
  — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
• Dallas had a world-class sniper player on the roster, but he may as well have been locked in a safe.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2021
• Each night, Randy Kanai collected the cash and stashed it in a safe.
  — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2021
• Burton, also armed with a gun, forced the manager to the back to open the safe.
  — CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
• Plus, after the fun of building, kids can use the safe to store their prized possessions.
  — Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 25 Apr. 2022
• These range from small safes that can only hold a few handguns to full size gun safes that are as large as a closet.
  — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2018
• Wondering how to separate the sketchy from the safe?
  — Kat Boogaard, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
• Due process stood in the way of keeping the innocent and the virtuous safe.
  — Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
• So everyone untangles the rope on top of the crate, which contains a safe.
  — Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2021
• They were instructed to stay on the existing roads to keep crews and the public safe.
  — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026
• But there are some complicated ethics around flouting the rules meant to keep the public safe.
  — Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 18 May 2021
• The only problem with this result is that Downey’s gun is left behind in the safe.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
• Stolen jewels can do wonders for the imagination, even if they are tucked away in a safe.
  — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
• Witnesses have also been pressed about the use of cabinets and safes, sources said.
  — Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2023
• An employee saw a man reached over a counter and try to take money from a register and then a small safe.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2021
• Police were able to recover more of the victim's items at the home where the suspects cracked the safe.
  — Paul Best, Fox News, 20 June 2021
• Other states have since followed suit, having learned what works to keep patients and the public safe.
  — Carolyn D. Gorman, National Review, 4 Sep. 2020
• The creative sees today’s clients through a modern lens, using pieces from the day-to-day rather than those kept in a safe.
  — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025