come to rescue

Example Sentences

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“We can’t be sure that the U.S. will come to rescue us,” said Ou Si-fu, a research fellow at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research, a think tank affiliated with Taiwan’s defense ministry.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2022

“My NGO here runs a shelter of 300 dogs, we have cows, we have horses, but I have never thought in my life that I’d come to rescue a lion and a wolf,” said Ciornei.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2022

She said that she have a neighbor who is sick but no one has come to rescue him.

From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2020

“Here! Here! Over here! You've come to rescue me again? Do something! Useless! Absolutely useless!” he shouts, waving his arms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2015

Was it Mother come to berate me, or Harry come to rescue me?

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly