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noun

security

CEFR B1

the state of being free from danger or injury

In a sentence

Six example sentences with security, each labelled with its topic.

  • Climbers clip into a second anchor before the traverse, buying the security that lets them focus on footwork.

    Fitness

  • After the storm passed, the ferry crew guided passengers below deck, where the low cabins offered real security.

    Travel

  • Padded rails along the ward beds gave the elderly patients enough security to walk unaided to the window.

    Medicine

  • A toddler explores a strange room only after glancing back at a parent for security, then wanders farther each time.

    Psychology

  • Thick walls and a single narrow entrance gave the tower house real security, and the family slept on the top floor.

    Architecture

  • Padding on the stanchion gives players some security when they crash into it chasing a loose ball.

    Basketball

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