life jacket
Example Sentences
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Looking like a life jacket thrown into a car compactor, the work weaves a floppy beam of hazard-orange steel around and through a menacing conglomeration of rusty metal scraps.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
It is the only life jacket from one of the survivors ever to be put up for sale, with auctioneers describing the rare item as a "once in a lifetime opportunity for collectors".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
"He swam, he reckons, the first two hours with a life jacket on," Bresland told national broadcaster ABC.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
"He swam in, he reckons, the first two hours with a life jacket on," he told ABC News.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
Looking behind her, she had a quick glimpse of her life jacket bobbing way back there, and then she was under again.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
