SECURITY in a Sentence

Learn SECURITY from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

412 example sentences for SECURITY, such as:

1. Nor had she had any sense of security.
2. The visit took place amidst tight security.
3. They are seriously concerned about security.
4. The building needs improved security and lighting.
5. If you are unemployed you can claim social security.

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 Meanings and Examples of SECURITY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
security
 n.  freedom from risk or danger; safety
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He saw Jotham Powell walking up the hill through the morning mist, and the familiar sight added to his growing conviction of security.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
2  To her, Ellen represented the utter security that only Heaven or a mother can give.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
3  They had traded security behind the lines for the hardships of battle.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
4  The very thought was incredible and it struck at the very foundations of the security of Scarlett's life.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
5  There was no security or haven to which she could turn now.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
6  Five years ago, a feeling of security had wrapped them all around so gently they were not even aware of it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
7  He didn't seem to realize what a slender fingerhold they had on security and how important it was to make more money in these troublous times when money was the only protection against fresh calamities.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
8  Nor had she had any sense of security.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIX
9  For a moment, the security and happiness of being wanted was so great that Wade almost cried again.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER L
10  Mrs. Merriwether, wishing to expand her growing bakery, had tried to borrow two thousand dollars from the bank with her house as security.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LII
11  She had money and as much security as one could hope for in an insecure world.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LIII
12  If I'd had money and security and you, that would have been where I wanted to get, she thought, looking at him yearningly.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LIII
13  Over it all rested a sense of security, a knowledge that tomorrow could only bring the same happiness today had brought.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LIII
14  But, in trying to make the best of things, in trying to obtain complete security, she had gone with the conquerors.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LVIII
15  And, though she had won material safety since that night, in her dreams she was still a frightened child, searching for the lost security of that lost world.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LXII
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
16  The visit took place amidst tight security.
17  A security number had been etched on the car window as a protection against theft.
18  They believe that the European Community needs a common foreign and security policy.
19  An effort to improve security was sidetracked by budget problems.
20  The building needs improved security and lighting.
21  The security staff can see all the outside of the building on their CCTV monitors.
22  The robbery had been recorded on a concealed security camera.
23  Digital cell phones offer more security, but the downside is that they have less power.
24  A mixture of selected funds is an optimum choice for future security and return on investment.
25  If it's a choice between higher pay and job security, I'd prefer to keep my job.
26  If you are unemployed you can claim social security.
27  They are seriously concerned about security.
28  He took a gun through baggage control to highlight the lax security.
29  The ideas of order, security, family, religion and country had the same resonance for them as for Michael.
30  I was hustled out of the building by a couple of security men.