How to Use Social Security number in a Sentence

Social Security number

noun

• You will be asked to provide the first Social Security number shown on the return, your filing status and the amount of the refund.
  — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2025
• He was then given a Social Security number for his daughter and told to expect her card in the next few weeks.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
• The Social Security number, date of birth and parental information provided by Nguyen matched the records for the child who died in 2002.
  — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
• Include your Social Security number and tax year on the check.
  — John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
• At the heart of the dispute are voters who did not supply a valid state ID or the last four digits of their Social Security number when registering to vote.
  — John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
• Mom has been involved with scammers for the last two years, giving away money and her Social Security number.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
• The sign of the scam is that you're asked to provide a Social Security number, a bank account number or pay a fee to get this scholarship or financial aid processed.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
• Johnson obtained a copy of the child's birth certificate and, soon after, obtained a Social Security number in Texas in 1995.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 July 2024
• Students with parents who do not have a Social Security number still can’t complete the online form.
  — Ron Lieber, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
• Keep your Social Security number away from prying eyes and keep copies of your tax return, paper or electronic, in a safe place.
  — The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2024
• Parents need a Social Security number to claim a child as a dependent.
  — Mike Snider, USA Today, 10 May 2025
• The tool requires you to enter your Social Security number, filing status and the exact refund amount on the return.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 3 June 2025
• So before sending it in, double-check your math, and make sure your name, address and Social Security number are correct.
  — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
• Residents need a copy of the Social Security number for everyone in the household.
  — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
• Like the website, the app (available for both Apple and Android phones) asks for your Social Security number, filing status and refund amount.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2023
• Johnson had obtained a Social Security number in Texas in 1995 after getting his hands on a copy of Cox’s birth certificate.
  — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024
• That brings me to another question—this one from a reader who wrote in because her husband is not a U.S. citizen and does not have a Social Security number.
  — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
• The document dump contains the Social Security number of a journalist who was active in the anti-war movement during the ’60s.
  — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
• To cast a ballot by mail, voters can provide a copy of their photo ID, driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number.
  — Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2023
• Welcome to being so far off the grid, your Social Security number becomes just a suggestion.
  — Tj MacIas 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
• For example, a scammer can have your address, the names of family members, your Social Security number and even past debt amounts.
  — Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
• To verify your age and identity, the casino requires your name, date of birth, address, and the final four digits of your Social Security number.
  — Matthew Gover, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
• Any provider also should be able to look up your insurance with information such as your name, birth date and Social Security number.
  — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 10 July 2025
• In order to obtain access to the database, you are required to provide your legal first and last name, your date of birth, your Social Security number, a copy of the front and back of your driver’s license, and have the use of a mobile device.
  — Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
• Without a Social Security number, Mr. Azevedo could not join his wife in applying for a mortgage.
  — Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 11 June 2024
• The company also says that a Social Security number inaccurately matched to a name would raise a red flag and add a hard stop that must be cleared before the loan is underwritten.
  — Alana Semuels, TIME, 28 May 2024
• For months, a technical glitch has blocked families in which one or both parents don’t have a Social Security number from applying.
  — Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
• Before the announcement, parents applied for a Social Security number for their baby at the hospital—a policy that has been in place for decades.
  — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
• This requires your Social Security number and is updated once per month.
  — PCMAG, 5 June 2024
• But the version of the Vance dossier available on Klippenstein's website today has redactions of addresses and his Social Security number.
  — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024