Examples of safety in numbers in a Sentence
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Ultimately, it was improved sea mines and convoys, which provided safety in numbers, that defeated Germany’s submarine warfare.
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Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
In recent years, migrants who have been unable to obtain permission to cross Mexico have joined together in caravans to walk or hitchhike north toward the U.S. border, seeking safety in numbers.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2024
For women, safety in numbers Men and women can have a very different experience when running alone.
—Jack Hillcox, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
The Selzer poll has been viewed as evidence that pollsters calling the race a dead heat have been acting out of a desire to seek safety in numbers following the shock 2016 election result that failed to spot latent support for Trump.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
From a customer perspective, there’s safety in numbers.
—Claus Jepsen, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
There is, in fact, safety in numbers, especially when protesters represent a cross section of society.
—Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2014
On a night ride, there are fewer cars on the road, and there’s safety in numbers.
—Juliette Gache, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2024
Pasang has joined the summit push for the sake of safety in numbers.
—Cory Richards, Outside Online, 7 July 2024
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Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
In recent years, migrants who have been unable to obtain permission to cross Mexico have joined together in caravans to walk or hitchhike north toward the U.S. border, seeking safety in numbers.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2024
For women, safety in numbers Men and women can have a very different experience when running alone.
—Jack Hillcox, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
The Selzer poll has been viewed as evidence that pollsters calling the race a dead heat have been acting out of a desire to seek safety in numbers following the shock 2016 election result that failed to spot latent support for Trump.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
From a customer perspective, there’s safety in numbers.
—Claus Jepsen, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
There is, in fact, safety in numbers, especially when protesters represent a cross section of society.
—Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2014
On a night ride, there are fewer cars on the road, and there’s safety in numbers.
—Juliette Gache, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2024
Pasang has joined the summit push for the sake of safety in numbers.
—Cory Richards, Outside Online, 7 July 2024
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“Safety in numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety%20in%20numbers. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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