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safety

Definition for safety

noun as in protection from harm

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Example Sentences

A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.

“This is the only place in the souk you can buy safety pins,” he said.

The accident rate in Asia has marred what was in 2014 a banner year for aviation safety.

Not for the benefit of the harasser, of course, but for your own safety.

There was virtually no government oversight of safety and operational standards.

To Berthier, if to any one, Bonaparte entrusted his secret designs, for he knew that he could do so in safety.

These residents then killed the parish priest, and without arms fled for safety to the mountain ravines.

Juan de Messa lost his head, and ran down stairs, thinking that his safety lay there.

In short, in a few minutes, he might have the safety of his father, and the preservation of Europe in his hand.

In that instant I felt fingers tighten on my arm, tighten till they bit into the flesh, and I was pulled back into safety.

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On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to safety, such as: freedom, security, assurance, asylum, cover, and defense.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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