lifeline

Example Sentences

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Building up a man whose appetite, whose isolation, whose just general hunger to dominate, making that character and then giving him this one lifeline to humanity in Vanessa — that’s all calculated.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

“It feels like … a lifeline is being yanked out from underneath a lot of people.”

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Spirit and other budget airlines are still trying to get some sort of lifeline from the federal government as fuel prices remain stubbornly high.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

"It's very frustrating, but these phone calls are a lifeline for them and for us," says Joe, who allowed us to speak to his parents when they called in.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Hearing the way Jason said her name, like it was a lifeline to his past, made Piper’s heart sink.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan