safe return
noun
: the act of taking someone or something back to the proper place completely unharmed
—+ of
The mother demanded a safe return of her child.
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On Saturday, Hubert’s father Ed Hubert sent a statement to The Star about his son’s safe return.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2025
The Uvalde Foundation for Kids, a national student advocacy and violence prevention group founded after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in May 2022, launched a multistate effort to find Allen and Rachelle and is offering a $5,000 reward for their safe return.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 26 June 2025
Following her safe return to Earth, Perry knelt and kissed the ground.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Friction point: The talks also touched on specifics — like the number of Palestinian prisoners who would be released from Israeli jails in exchange for Alexander's safe return — that Israel hadn't agreed to.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2025
The Uvalde Foundation for Kids, a national student advocacy and violence prevention group founded after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in May 2022, launched a multistate effort to find Allen and Rachelle and is offering a $5,000 reward for their safe return.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 26 June 2025
Following her safe return to Earth, Perry knelt and kissed the ground.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Friction point: The talks also touched on specifics — like the number of Palestinian prisoners who would be released from Israeli jails in exchange for Alexander's safe return — that Israel hadn't agreed to.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
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 19 Jul. 2025.
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