How to Use false sense of security in a Sentence
false sense of security
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The long lag time can give a false sense of security.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
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Paraguay can’t afford to be lulled into a false sense of security.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 10 June 2026
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But that progress risks creating a false sense of security.
—Laura Kavanagh, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
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The placid waters of lakes and ponds can lull waders and swimmers into a false sense of security.
—Forrest Brown, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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The near nonstop sizzle from the device gives you a false sense of security.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2025
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And most of all, don’t let your excitement to be in a new place lure you into a false sense of security.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
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First, floaties create a false sense of security for kids and their parents.
—Lisa M Zarda, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
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Just be careful not to let a high SPF give you a false sense of security.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
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Don’t completely protect you from sun damage, and may give a false sense of security.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 10 July 2025
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This strategy, Coster told me, may offer a false sense of security to clients.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2025
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However, don’t be lulled into a false sense of security.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
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Shin notes that a carrier may give infants and toddlers a false sense of security in the water.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 20 June 2026
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As a result, the client can often have a false sense of security when visiting the brothel.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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Such climate models can, at times, mislead us regarding our progress and bring a false sense of security.
—Devika Rao, The Week, 23 Aug. 2023
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Sometimes, a playoff appearance can give a false sense of security.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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Anything less creates a false sense of security that can lead to significant harm.
—Robert Scott, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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And that’s bound to lull the agency into a false sense of security, Camarda warned.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
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The truth is, even if there is some false sense of security, fintech apps offer certain customers features that big banks can’t or won’t.
—Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Sinner lures his opponents into a false sense of security.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 May 2026
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Relying solely on red teaming can create a false sense of security.
—Itamar Golan, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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There may also be a false sense of security in residential settings.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
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This false sense of security is exactly what fraudsters exploit.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Miller also was concerned that a lower-than-expected heart age could give a patient a false sense of security about their health.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 9 Aug. 2025
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Pope Francis has said nuclear weapons create nothing but a false sense of security.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2024
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Even in simpler times, isolationism never offered more than a false sense of security.
—Joseph R. Biden, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2016
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However, rarity shouldn’t lull one into a false sense of security.
—Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023
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However, the benchmark heat of our past creates a false sense of security or complacency.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
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But relying solely on insurance to shield your business from lawsuits may offer a false sense of security.
—Blake Harris, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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European leaders, eager to signal their support, have given him a false sense of security.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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As a fight broke out in the players' dormitories, the group faked their deaths and lulled the pink guards sent to dispose of their bodies into a false sense of security.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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