kiss of life
Example Sentences
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It was thrilling at first, a much-needed kiss of life to a team that won only one of its previous 17 matches.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025
With prayers, songs and devotion, they’ll give the cathedral the kiss of life and celebration to nudge aside the pain the April 15, 2019, blaze inflicted on French hearts and Catholic faithful around the world.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023
Moments later, Gary was in the bathroom giving his father the kiss of life.
From The Guardian • Apr. 19, 2013
Police tried to resuscitate people with CPR and the kiss of life inside the tunnel.
From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2010
The passing wind no longer gives you the kiss of life, the benediction on all that lives and breathes; it buffets you and makes you stagger.
From The Confession of a Child of the Century by Warren, Kendall
