fail-safe
Example Sentences
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He said the boats went “dead in the water” as an automatic fail-safe, which prevented them from causing damage or injury.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
Congress created the Insurrection Act as a fail-safe in response to armed mobs attacking their neighbors and organized militias seeking to overthrow elected officials.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
“Within moments, the robot came to a full stop in response to sensing a pedestrian in close proximity, which is considered its fail-safe state.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025
The NFL’s fail-safe against the worst excesses of institutional money is ego.
From Slate • Dec. 12, 2024
Encoding provided a measure of security but was not fail-safe.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
