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

Tight end Colston Loveland, McCarthy’s security blanket, will be back.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 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

It’s like her security blanket or something—she won’t let anyone else touch it.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner