out of the woods

Example Sentences

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Still, policymakers aren’t out of the woods yet, with more significant price shifts yet to come.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Felix Bohnsack, the technical head of the mission, praised everyone involved, from Backhaus's environment ministry to the German life guards' association DLRG, although he warned they were not yet "out of the woods".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Still, Goldberg noted, “Intel is not out of the woods yet.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

So while the market seems relatively unscathed by the war right now, stocks are far from being out of the woods just yet.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

He whistled, and Mrs. O'Leary came loping out of the woods.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan