safe house

noun

: a place where one may engage in secret activities or take refuge

Examples of safe house in a Sentence

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Masih Alinejad, the Iranian-American journalist and human-rights activist, goes from one safe house to another as Tehran plans to kill her. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024 After a tense meeting with Valya, Valya sends her back to the Bene Gesserit safe house on Arakkis, though whether Mikaela should trust Valya or expect to be safe remains an open question. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2024 One of our partners is based in a rural location in a former Underground Railroad safe house, surrounded by mounds constructed by Native Americans. Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024 The organization’s founder, Robert Jay Matthews, would die in a stand-off with federal agents in a safe house in Whidbey Island, Washington. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for safe house 

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of safe house was in 1928

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“Safe house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safe%20house. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.

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