Harmless
Both words in one sentence
- There are two possible outcomes: Bob's right, and the gun wielder is humiliated as he smugly takes the gun right out of her hand — perhaps secure in the knowledge that the safety is on, the gun isn't loaded, or the gun is a harmless prop.
Source: You Wouldn't Shoot Me -
In many ponderous and ill‑drafted enactments our ancestors have been careful to secure to the most repellent of the King's subjects the common rights of free expression so long as it takes the harmless form of venomous and enraging words.
Source: Take That, Critics!
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Secure and Harmless. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/harmless/secure
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