Examples of safety in numbers in a Sentence
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From a customer perspective, there’s safety in numbers.
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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
There is safety in numbers Hueter reminded swimmers that there is safety in numbers and to never swim alone in the ocean.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 5 July 2024
Quiet Struggle Means Resistance without Protest A lone resister is easy to take down, but there is safety in numbers, in conspiracies of silence, in refusals to testify against one's neighbors.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
How Do Dolphins Behave Around Sharks? (Credit: Nicolas-SB/Shutterstock) Dolphins have methods to avoid getting killed by sharks, some of which might include forming groups and seeking safety in numbers, mobbing predators to chase them away, or evading sharks altogether.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
The militia was to defense what trial by jury was to justice: safety in numbers.
—TIME, 31 Jan. 2024
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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
There is safety in numbers Hueter reminded swimmers that there is safety in numbers and to never swim alone in the ocean.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 5 July 2024
Quiet Struggle Means Resistance without Protest A lone resister is easy to take down, but there is safety in numbers, in conspiracies of silence, in refusals to testify against one's neighbors.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
How Do Dolphins Behave Around Sharks? (Credit: Nicolas-SB/Shutterstock) Dolphins have methods to avoid getting killed by sharks, some of which might include forming groups and seeking safety in numbers, mobbing predators to chase them away, or evading sharks altogether.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
The militia was to defense what trial by jury was to justice: safety in numbers.
—TIME, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Safety in numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety%20in%20numbers. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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