fail-safe
Example Sentences
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Even if you plan to be fully engaged with managing money into retirement, a financial adviser could be a fail-safe if you can no longer make sound decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
There’s no 100% safe way to lift 500 pounds, just like there is no fail-safe way of throwing 100 mph.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2025
One significant solution implemented as a fail-safe for Level 4 automated vehicles is the concept of remote driving.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024
She followed my recommendation to take the DMV’s fail-safe eLearning course on her home computer.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024
Whenever those thoughts spring up, my sister is the fail-safe.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
