safe house

noun

: a place where one may engage in secret activities or take refuge

Examples of safe house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
The one-hour production is based on the true story of Amy Carmichael, an Irish missionary who moved to India and opened a safe house to rescue children from trafficking in Hindu temples. Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025 Moore's the kind of artist who fills quiet pauses in interviews with anecdotes about nights at local Hawaiian bars enjoying cocktails and laughs with his neighbors, breaking bread with families in rural Mexico and building safe houses and soup kitchens in South Africa. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 In this fourth film of the series, former supervillain Gru, now an undercover Anti-Villain League agent, and his family are in danger and must move to a safe house with new identities to evade an old high school classmate out for revenge. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025 Season 2 — which premieres on Netflix on Thursday — Luke, Emma and their fellow CIA team and family members are stuck living together in a safe house after ending the events of Season 1 in peril. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for safe house

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of safe house was in 1928

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Safe house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safe%20house. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!