security blanket
noun
1
: a blanket carried by a child as a protection against anxiety
2
: a usually familiar object whose presence dispels anxiety
Examples of security blanket in a Sentence
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Sheryl Crow knows that hair can be a security blanket.
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Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
In Week 12, his favorite target and longtime security blanket Mark Andrews went down with an ankle injury.
—C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
As the moon and Mercury clash, beware using friends as a security blanket!
—USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
Powder-blue walls match the color of banquettes upholstered with material as soft as a security blanket.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
For months now, much of Europe has been watching U.S. politics with numb dread, seeing President Biden’s weakness at the polls and fearing a return to the years when Trump threatened the international order that left them prosperous and cozy under the U.S. military’s security blanket.
—Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
Beyond the practical appeal, these pieces can also act as a kind of security blanket, providing you with an extra layer of comfort akin to the warm embrace of a lover.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2024
Andrews, who has long been a security blanket for Ravens quarterback and presumptive NFL Most Valuable Player Award winner Lamar Jackson, led the team in catches and receiving yards in each of the previous four seasons after being drafted alongside Jackson in 2018.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2024
Tight end Colston Loveland, McCarthy’s security blanket, will be back.
—J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
In Week 12, his favorite target and longtime security blanket Mark Andrews went down with an ankle injury.
—C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
As the moon and Mercury clash, beware using friends as a security blanket!
—USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
Powder-blue walls match the color of banquettes upholstered with material as soft as a security blanket.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
For months now, much of Europe has been watching U.S. politics with numb dread, seeing President Biden’s weakness at the polls and fearing a return to the years when Trump threatened the international order that left them prosperous and cozy under the U.S. military’s security blanket.
—Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
Beyond the practical appeal, these pieces can also act as a kind of security blanket, providing you with an extra layer of comfort akin to the warm embrace of a lover.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2024
Andrews, who has long been a security blanket for Ravens quarterback and presumptive NFL Most Valuable Player Award winner Lamar Jackson, led the team in catches and receiving yards in each of the previous four seasons after being drafted alongside Jackson in 2018.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2024
Tight end Colston Loveland, McCarthy’s security blanket, will be back.
—J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
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“Security blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20blanket. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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