How to Use social security in a Sentence

social security

noun

• She is living on social security.
• He began collecting Social Security checks.
• Her tag will emit a unique ping, akin to a social security number, that buoys in waters along the coast will be able to pick up.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2021
• The parents do not have social security numbers and the kids do.
  — Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
• When the paramedics arrived, one of them asked for my social security number.
  — Estefania Saavedra, refinery29.com, 9 Nov. 2022
• His drinking pals from The Rose and Crown made up his cabinet; the minister for social security had been on the dole for six years.
  — The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
• So programs like social security, being able to pay the troops and so much more, the government wouldn't be able to fund those programs.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2021
• Jackson, who is retired and receives social security checks, could not afford to fix the roof on his own.
  — Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2021
• South Korea doesn't have the same massive social security program as the US.
  — Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
• The factory must pay rent, bank loans, and workers’ salary and social security.
  — Roban Wang, National Geographic, 11 Feb. 2020
• Coming back in with Nany was kind of my social security blanket.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2022
• How about your court records and your social security numbers?
  — Dallas News, 12 Dec. 2022
• To pay for rising social security costs as Japan’s population aged, Aso oversaw two hikes in the sales tax that doubled the levy to 10%.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2021
• In 2018, protests erupted over changes to social security rules that would have required workers to pay more and retirees to receive less.
  — Frances Robles, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022
• Those subpoenaed records showed that more than one-third of background checks used the same last four digits of a social security number, the report said.
  — Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
• One person described it to me as a social security number for cops.
  — NBC News, 4 Sep. 2022
• Tilley, who works part time at a thrift store, was doing fine until July, when her $1,670 social security check failed to arrive.
  — Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2021
• Williams also said the money found on him wasn’t drug money but money from his social security check.
  — Akira Kyles, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Aug. 2019
• She is also accused of killing her son and stealing the social security funds allotted to him.
  — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 16 Aug. 2022
• That includes your full name, date of birth, social security number, address and more.
  — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 27 Nov. 2019
• Among the people excluded were those who did not have a valid social security number (SSN).
  — Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
• If no adult household members have a social security number, the applicant may leave the space blank.
  — Rebecca Griesbach | [e-mail], al, 31 Aug. 2022
• Contained in it are what appear to be Vance’s full name, addresses, and part of his social security number.
  — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 26 Sep. 2024
• As a result, social security is a big part of our lives—but probably not a big part of our legit incoming phone calls.
  — Margaret Littman, Health.com, 24 Nov. 2021
• Immigrants without social security numbers won't receive the money, either, as was the case with the first round of checks.
  — Elly Belle, refinery29.com, 22 Dec. 2020
• Around a quarter is spent on social security, such as universal credit and the state pension (which costs £124 billion, the largest item in the welfare budget).
  — The Week Uk, theweek, 29 June 2024
• Once the child is born, parent's apply for their kids social security card and the legal name is solidified.
  — Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
• Old people vote, so cuts to social security and other programs that help the aged are unlikely to succeed.
  — Samuel Goldman, The Week, 11 May 2022
• This is a free service offered by all credit bureaus to prevent anyone from opening new lines of credit or bank accounts using your social security number.
  — Zak Doffman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
• The Information may include, but is not limited to, the Potential Finalist’s full name, date of birth, social security number and current address.
  — USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 17 Feb 2025