security blanket

When I was very small, I had, as many children do, a security blanket known as “Blankie.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

The Hurricanes punished him all night, sometimes legally, sometimes questionably, but he stayed composed, turning to unheralded receiver Charlie Becker as a security blanket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

While premiums have gone up in recent years, and coverage maxes out at $250,000, the program still constitutes a security blanket on Florida’s Gulf Coast, where coverage rates are high.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2024

One of the game’s best route runners, the dependable Cooper is a security blanket for Watson and P.J.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 2, 2023

Only then, under the bright fluorescents, did he let the lighter go out, clutching it like a security blanket.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny