sense of security
Example Sentences
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“You feel a sense of security because you recognize the scam,” Sando says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Uribe and Elizabeth Uribe, who are not related, felt Sheinbaum and other government officials were too quick to declare that things were returning to normalcy and providing a false sense of security.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Krauss said that sense of security now feels painfully naïve.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
Some don’t even provide real protection—just a false sense of security.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
The humming of my parents’ voices from behind my bedroom wall, which throughout my childhood had filled me with a sense of security, had now become a source of anxiety and panic.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
