harm's way
nounDefinition of harm's way
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Synonyms & Antonyms for harm's way
Synonyms
danger, distress, endangerment, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, risk, trouble
Antonyms
safeness, safety, secureness, security
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Examples of harm's way in a Sentence
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But because of the difficulty of predicting a storm's course this far out, forecasters cautioned that practically all of Florida, including Miami and Fort Lauderdale, could be in harm's way. — Author: Adriana Gomez Licon, Ellis Rua, Anchorage Daily News, "Hurricane Dorian puts 10 million Floridians in its path," 30 Aug. 2019 Oakley said he wasn't concerned with his safety, just getting the children out of harm's way. — Amir Vera, CNN, "When chaos erupted in El Paso, this Army soldier's first response was to save the lives of children," 4 Aug. 2019 The driver survived the attack and was hailed a hero for detouring the bus out of harm's way despite being shot himself. — NBC News, "Milwaukee bus drivers rescued two lost kids on same day; experts say public bus drivers are community watchdogs," 1 Aug. 2019 So begins an explosive chain of events that will ignite an international firestorm, expose a vast political conspiracy, and put Gun and her family directly in harm's way. — SFChronicle.com, "‘Official Secrets’," 25 July 2019 But museum officials want to assure concerned individuals that the 90-year-old museum isn't in harm's way. — Aubrey Carpenter, azcentral, "Despite it being named the Museum Fire, a museum is not actually on fire," 23 July 2019 Snowmobilers can punch the throttle to power out of harm's way. — National Geographic, "Avalanches, explained," 19 July 2019 At 31,000 feet, the capsule will separate from the rocket in a half-second, pulling it — and its imaginary crew — out of harm's way quickly. — Alex Stuckey, Houston Chronicle, "Here's how to watch NASA's test of Orion abort system live today," 1 July 2019 The circus also offered a diversion for adults, especially the many women whose husbands, sons and brothers were in harm's way during a particularly lethal period of World War II. — Mark Mirko, courant.com, "Interactive map: How the Hartford circus fire started, spread and was seen through the eyes of those who were there," 27 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'harm's way.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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