harm's way

Example Sentences

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As climate change alters the food chain in the Arctic, more and more gray whales are moving into San Francisco Bay in search of food, putting them in harm’s way.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

In some cases, changes in whale behaviour -- possibly attributable to climate change -- were putting them in harm's way.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The effect could be magnified in this case, given that it happened just feet from prominent reporters who were themselves in harm’s way.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

By then, commercial airspace was already closed, leaving tens of thousands of Americans stranded in the Middle East and U.S. diplomats at some embassies in harm’s way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

‘He’s going out of harm’s way, I tell you,’ answered Shagrat.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien