Safely

//ˈseɪfli//

"Safely" in a Sentence (14 examples)

Steady the boat so we can get on safely.

Holding on to the rope firmly, I came safely to land.

The problem was how to drive quickly and safely to the house.

Helen telephoned me that she had arrived in London safely.

Where are you going in such a hurry? We've got plenty of time, so drive safely.

The train arrived safely at the station a few minutes ago.

The refugee crossed the line safely.

The Alpinists carried out the ascent, but they did not return safely.

The machine is safely in operation.

Susan has promised her mother that she will call her to let her know that they have arrived safely.

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With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get[…]

Tara flour is one of two products made from the seed pods of a thorny shrub native to Peru. One of those, tara gum, has been used safely for years as a thickening agent or stabilizer in human foods.

Edward Churchill still attended to his work in a hopeless mechanical manner like a sleep-walker who walks safely on a well-known round. But his Roman collar galled him, his cassock stifled him, his biretta was as uncomfortable as a merry-andrew's cap and bells.

It had been agreed that they should all meet in the big barn as soon as Mr. Jones was safely out of the way.

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