How to Use social security in a Sentence

social security

noun
Definition of social securitynext
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • She is also accused of killing her son and stealing the social security funds allotted to him.
    — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 16 Aug. 2022
  • 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 | [email protected], 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
  • 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
  • Weronika Shviets, a 6-year-old from Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine, was waiting in line with her mom for social security benefits on a school day this past week.
    — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Money for social security is collected through taxes and placed in a trust fund.
    — Margaret Littman, Health.com, 16 Nov. 2021
  • While waiting for a new social security card to arrive, Jarvis returned to the bar on Sept. 19 to buy drinks for people, according to Talaski.
    — Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The complaint said the person had moved to Chengdu and paid social security taxes for several years to be eligible to buy a house.
    — Claire Fu, New York Times, 6 June 2024
  • The woman said her dad’s wallet contained $250 in cash, a driver’s license, social security card and Medicare card.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Alaska is the only state in the union that doesn’t offer teachers a pension or social security benefits.
    — Claire Stremple, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Oct. 2021
  • No taxes on tips, social security Trump has proposed no taxes on tips paid to workers or Social Security income.
    — Kristine Gill, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2024

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