How to Use security blanket in a Sentence

security blanket

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  • Just a security blanket in the back of my mind to have.
    — Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2019
  • Over the years, White has been a security blanket for Brady.
    — Mark Daniels, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2020
  • As sure as a security blanket, tight-end Jack Bradley is equipped to pave the way for the running game and clutch enough to keep the chains moving.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Michael Thomas has been a security blanket for Brees when the team needed a clutch catch.
    — Larry Holder, NOLA.com, 30 Oct. 2017
  • She was drawn to the tall, handsome guy with a great smile who would wrap his arms around her like a security blanket.
    — Susan Montoya Bryan and Felicia Fonseca, Star Tribune, 25 Mar. 2021
  • But Hayward served as a security blanket because of his poise, and that will no longer be the case.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Irving on the court will be a security blanket of sorts.
    — Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023
  • One of those needs to a running back who serves as his security blanket.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Lighting a candle is the perfect cozy security blanket against the cold and dark.
    — Anna Borges, SELF, 14 Jan. 2020
  • Without Kupp — his security blanket — Stafford spread the ball to young receivers, passed for 334 yards and did not commit a turnover.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Without the security blanket that can be provided by the pressure from the likes of Judon and Uche, flaws were exposed.
    — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
  • If your kids have a tighter security blanket wrapped around your Facebook account than you, that’s not good.
    — Eric Scott, chicagotribune.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • My little bag holds all the treasures from back home; that’s my security blanket.
    — Amy Larocca, The Cut, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Kupp was a security blanket for Jared Goff, catching a six-yard pass on the Rams’ first play from scrimmage and reeling in six more receptions over the course of the win.
    — Sam Farmerstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2019
  • The team is prone to offensive lulls, but Cockburn is the ultimate security blanket in the paint.
    — Gavin Good, chicagotribune.com, 13 Feb. 2022
  • Witten remains a security blanket and should put himself in the record books a few more times this season.
    — Drew Davison, star-telegram, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Any team would like the security blanket of having a quarterback with more than a few road games under his belt.
    — Jim Vertuno, Chron, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Though the numbers are not as great as in previous years, Austin Ekeler seems to be the security blanket for Herbert.
    — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The 33-year-old Brady security blanket is grinding through a rib injury.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2019
  • The weighted Afghan on the ottoman, a true security blanket, adds texture.
    — New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Having Harvey in the system might be a security blanket of sorts.
    — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Shepherds, for instance, were not the sweet and cuddly cartoons they are made out to be, like Linus wrapped in his security blanket.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 24 Dec. 2017
  • Austen’s happy endings are a security blanket for many of her fans.
    — Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2020
  • The security blanket that is the division, the idea that Dallas is fortunate to be the best of a bad lot, will disappear if the team doesn’t right itself in these next two games.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 21 Oct. 2020
  • This whole thing, to me, speaks much more about the president wanting a security blanket than wanting a legal voice.
    — NBC News, 22 Apr. 2018
  • The cast members here capture that monotony, to which their characters cling like a security blanket.
    — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Pop some buttery popcorn, stream a mystery movie and share a cozy security blanket with a favorite pal.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 24 Apr. 2021
  • The town always felt safe, like being wrapped up inside a security blanket of good neighbors.
    — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 7 June 2023
  • John Samuel Shenker has the most experience and served as a security blanket for Nix and Finley last season.
    — Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Pitts entered the day with a team-leading 11 touchdowns catches and served as Trask’s security blanket.
    — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Dec. 2020

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