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
  • This could be a case where the Heat use the Udonis Haslem roster spot for the security of Dedmon on the roster.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2022
  • Fallon accused the Secret Service chief of taking the place of the agent who was in charge of security for the event.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • Ball security is the biggest thing for Jones right now.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022
  • He was asked whether job security and a long-term deal were important to him.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Was there any evidence of a breach of the security of the documents?
    — Aubrie Spady, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The mob was breaking past the security fencing around the Capitol.
    — Lisa Mascaro, ajc, 9 July 2022
  • The security guard was taken to a hospital with cuts to his left leg.
    — Pilar Arias | Fox News, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • For the first time in more than a year, the family had access to food, beds and an – albeit small -- sense of safety and security.
    — Hannah Drown, cleveland, 20 Sep. 2022
  • None of it, though, was enough to silence postgame questions — not about the club’s struggles nor Schantz’s job security.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2022
  • 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
  • This seemed to promise the decline of the Comanche empire and the security of Texas as a burgeoning slave state.
    — Phil Klay, The New Yorker, 11 June 2022
  • 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
  • At least 2,465 civilians have been killed by security forces in the same period, the group says, though the number is thought to be far higher.
    — David Rising, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • The victims from the country’s north were killed in the Uromi area of Edo State after being stopped by local security personnel.
    — Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The Commission urges a shift: invest in peace building as a core food security strategy—not just emergency aid once conflict spirals into famine.
    — Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025

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