fail-safe
Example Sentences
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He said the boats went “dead in the water” as an automatic fail-safe, which prevented them from causing damage or injury.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
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
She followed my recommendation to take the DMV’s fail-safe eLearning course on her home computer.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024
There was a fail-safe command that would temporarily render Ellie incapable of making decisions.
From Slate • Jan. 27, 2024
When the first seismic waves reached the power plant at Fukushima Daiichi, fail-safe systems shut down the reactors.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
