security blanket

Example Sentences

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Long before the smartphone became our universal social escape hatch, he’d carry around something between covers, Linus-like, “as a kind of security blanket,” he writes.

From New York Times

In that respect, Kelce was like a big, comfy security blanket for the Chiefs, who went on to win 27-20 and advance into a Sunday night rematch with the Cincinnati Bengals for the AFC title.

From Seattle Times

Water became “their security blanket and their shared preoccupation,” Kelley writes in a new book, published after his death in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times

Some 25 years later, I still have that robe: I think of it as a magical security blanket, and wear it often.

From Salon

“When he’s out there, he’s my security blanket,” coach Ryan Bailey said.

From Los Angeles Times