preserver

Example Sentences

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From what we see of Scotty in flashbacks, he was a buoyant blond goofball — exactly the kind of guy that the apparently friendless and family-less Kenna would have clung to like a life preserver.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Reflecting on the press, he later noted, "The press has pretensions of being a crusader but is more often a preserver of the status quo."

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

Harris and his Commanders may be her life preserver — at a cost.

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2023

I’ve never forgotten that day, and I should have hung a life preserver on my office wall as a stark reminder.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2023

I pick up the instrument like it’s a life preserver.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon