life raft
Example Sentences
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Carlson can sense a sinking ship, and he is jumping into a life raft.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
He added that parts of a damaged life raft, an barrel of lubricants and footwear had washed ashore, and officials were trying to establish if they were from the sunk Dena.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
I’m like the human life raft that everyone can come to when they need a little break.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
Humor is his life raft because he neglects to plot much of a course around the seas of memory.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025
My father had thought to teach me this after he had been in a sailing accident and stranded on a life raft for two days.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
