How to Use safety in numbers in a Sentence
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Sometimes there is safety in numbers, but not always.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
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If there were, there’d be safety in numbers and a sense of efficacy.
—Michael Shank, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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The other 31 bring value to the relationship as well, through safety in numbers.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026
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The grackles seek safety in numbers, and often choose to roost in suburban or urban areas with heavy foot traffic in order to ward of predators.
—Sara Diggins, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
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In hues from muddy browns to iridescent purples, grackles seek safety in numbers, for the most part, but perhaps warmth and socializing as well.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
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Though scientists have yet to pinpoint a single explanation for the phenomenon, theories include coordinated hunting and the need for safety in numbers, according to the Matador Network.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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What an interesting wrinkle that would be in a post-apocalyptic England whose human survivors have succumbed to cultishness in a desperate bid for self-preservation — not only because there’s safety in numbers, but also because there’s purpose in theology.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
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To buy time, Scripps seems to be relying on safety in numbers, understanding that, while major investments have been made in building new or retrofitting existing California hospitals in recent decades, there are still plenty that will not be fully compliant by the deadline.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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