security blanket
Example Sentences
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It drives on electricity but comes with the security blanket of a gas-powered generator to recharge the battery when needed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 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
Gomes also noted that Miguel Rojas’ surehanded glove gives the team a security blanket at the position as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
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
Inspect every piece of pseudoscience and you will find a security blanket, a thumb to suck, a skirt to hold.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
