security blanket
Example Sentences
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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
Without his security blanket, reigning NFL league MVP Patrick Mahomes was just 21 of 39 for 226 yards with two touchdown passes and an interception.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2023
Reached over, plucked Rock off the bench where he’d been cowering and reeking of urinal cakes and dragged him behind us like a toddler dragging a security blanket.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
