false sense of security

noun phrase

: a feeling of being safer than one really is

The gun gave him a false sense of security.

Examples of false sense of security in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After a two-year investigation that analyzed 1,000 Tesla crashes while vehicles had Autopilot engaged, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the Autopilot system can give drivers a false sense of security. —David Goldman, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024

Getting it wrong has consequences: A test that fails to identify a person at risk may give both the patient and the doctor a false sense of security about opioid use, the authors wrote. —Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024

However, the switch to remote or hybrid work environments can instill a false sense of security in executives that their devices are only accessible to those who live under their roof. —Reuven Aronashvili, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024

The agency said the Autopilot system can give drivers a false sense of security and be easily misused in certain dangerous situations when Tesla’s technology may be unable to safely navigate the road. —Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024

Additionally, Moriarty says parents may gain a false sense of security about leaving an infant unattended, only heightening all of the above risks. —Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 23 Jan. 2024

Comment: Obviously, the Bears’ substandard performance Thursday night was an attempt to lull Stanford into a false sense of security ahead of the Las Vegas matchup. —Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024

So fears about how rising inflation and spiraling costs will impact them may have been squashed by their employer’s splashing cash at them, potentially giving them a false sense of security. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 29 Feb. 2024

That confusion, critics argue, can lull drivers into a false sense of security in the system which can potentially lead to crashes resulting in serious injury or death. —Popular Science, 15 Feb. 2024