How to Use security in a Sentence

security

noun
  • We called security when we found the door open.
  • We have to go through security at the airport.
  • There was a lapse in security and the inmates escaped.
  • Growing up in a close family gave her a sense of security.
  • I like the security of knowing there will be someone there to help me when I need help.
  • The meeting was held under tight security.
  • The college failed to provide adequate security on campus after dark.
  • The prisoner was being kept under maximum security.
  • We must insure our national security.
  • The tip sparked a search for Crooks, who was able to elude security and climbed onto the roof.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
  • But security video from the scene captured the assault, as did the body-camera video from the arrest.
    Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • For security in transport to your picnic spot, tie the sandwich with a string of kitchen twine.
    Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2024
  • Was there any evidence of a breach of the security of the documents?
    Aubrie Spady, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2023
  • No one likes to admit that they got beat at anything, but the (security) video speaks for itself.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 May 2023
  • The round, plush bed is a soft and comfortable place for your dog to rest because its edges cocoon them with a sense of security.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
  • In December, Democrats launched a task force on member security in part to respond to the protests.
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 17 Aug. 2024
  • While this adds a layer of security, Khan recommends looking for a unit with a heavy base to prevent a fall in the first place.
    Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2023
  • Houthi attacks continue, and the creation of a security force puts U.S. service members in the line of fire.
    Jay Caruso, Washington Examiner, 4 Jan. 2024
  • He was left in a coma for 10 days but is now the global head of security for AstraZeneca, according to the Daily Mail.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
  • In a clip shared on Twitter, Adele was seen telling her band to stop playing and walked toward the front of the stage to point out concertgoers to security.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2023
  • That feature will make getting through security at the airport a breeze.
    Rachael Green, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The new security package came in the wake of a fatal attack in the western city of Solingen, in which three people were stabbed to death on August 23.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
  • No children were hurt in either case, and the schools have since stepped up their security, NHK reported.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Shane Thomson, a security advisor who worked for Fox News in Ukraine, is also a plaintiff in the suit, which says the network tried to scapegoat him for the tragedy.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • One of Joe Mixon's first phone calls was to the Bengals security team, according to the prosecutor.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2023
  • And the new protections provide a reprieve from the onslaught of new regulations and the lack of job security.
    The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2024
  • While security personnel were wrestling with the first fan, a second fan ran onto the field rushed toward Acuna, made contact with the player and knocked him to the ground.
    oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2023
  • This is a national security crisis and needs to be treated as such.
    Charlotte Observer, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Between the lines: Visitors can cue up at museums, but security and ticketing make a quick pee tough (and don't even think of ducking behind a marble column, that risks a $500 fine).
    Anna Spiegel, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
  • And, especially with the $17.9 billion in U.S. military aid this year, security is Israel’s strong suit.
    Karl Vick, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024

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