out of the woods

Example Sentences

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Still, the market isn’t out of the woods yet, some investors say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

She said when she moved to London she "still wasn't out of the woods".

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

The owners are not out of the woods yet.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

After the farmer shot them, Shin lugged their carcasses out of the woods for slaughter and commercial sale.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden