For the time being at least, safety lay in the wilderness.

She decided against it because safety lay in the truth.

This was hard to do, but my only safety lay in looking normal.

The safety of the human race lay in his hands.

Elizabeth would have to see that her only safety lay in him.

The sun beat down on the men, and the safety of harbor lay just ahead.

The safety of the great gate lay at least a league behind him.

And most especially on the newcomers, who quickly learned that the only safety lay in numbers.

I had the world to myself and safety lay close ahead.

The only real safety lay in the fact that the government had no reason to try.