harm's way
noun
: a dangerous place or situation
was placed in harm's way
got them out of harm's way
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Examples of harm's way in a Sentence
got everyone out of harm's way just minutes before the house was ripped apart by the tornado
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Will Gaza pier put U.S. troops in harm's way?
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
An unrelenting machine assassin in the guise of a human is hunting him, which also puts his three children in harm's way.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 15 May 2024
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“Harm's way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harm%27s%20way. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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