safe return

noun

: the act of taking someone or something back to the proper place completely unharmed
—+ of
The mother demanded a safe returnof her child.

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Her husband, Cailen Waddell, shared an impassioned plea for Liz’s safe return in a July 24 Facebook post. — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026 Goforth’s family has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to her safe return. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Friends and family are praying for the safe return of a 63-year-old Long Beach woman who is still missing after going on a dirt bike ride in San Bernardino County last week. — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Starfall is a SpaceX project to perform microgravity research the FAA described as an in-space manufacturing project designed to make a safe return to Earth. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for safe return

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“Safe return.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safe%20return. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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