Examples of safety in numbers in a Sentence
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The militia was to defense what trial by jury was to justice: safety in numbers.
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TIME, 31 Jan. 2024
Mountain Solo riders or groups: Both (safety in numbers)
Notes: No bathrooms along trail.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Left unprotected, the bombers flew in large formations designed to ensure safety in numbers.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2024
For bike advocates, high ridership should bring safety in numbers, which is clearly not happening.
—John Surico, Curbed, 21 Dec. 2023
About 30 of his relatives were staying with them, Sharaf said, hoping to find safety in numbers, and in each other.
—Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
Even if each drone is individually vulnerable, deploying them en masse provides safety in numbers.
—Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2020
Business associations can sign amicus briefs, engage privately with lawmakers, and provide safety in numbers for companies worried about stepping into the debate on their own.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2023
TIME, 31 Jan. 2024
Mountain Solo riders or groups: Both (safety in numbers)
Notes: No bathrooms along trail.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Left unprotected, the bombers flew in large formations designed to ensure safety in numbers.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2024
For bike advocates, high ridership should bring safety in numbers, which is clearly not happening.
—John Surico, Curbed, 21 Dec. 2023
About 30 of his relatives were staying with them, Sharaf said, hoping to find safety in numbers, and in each other.
—Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
Even if each drone is individually vulnerable, deploying them en masse provides safety in numbers.
—Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2020
Business associations can sign amicus briefs, engage privately with lawmakers, and provide safety in numbers for companies worried about stepping into the debate on their own.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2023
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“Safety in numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety%20in%20numbers. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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