life jacket

Example Sentences

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"At this time, you know, the waves are massive, and I have no life jacket on. So anyway, I just keep swimming. I do breaststroke. I do freestyle. Survival backstroke."

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

The youngster said he started heading for shore with just his life jacket but later abandoned it to swim unencumbered.

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

"The brave fella thought he's not going to make it with a life jacket on, so he ditched it, and he swam the next two hours without a life jacket."

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Back in the boat, I put Ben’s life jacket and his soaked parka to one side and picked up my Orioles hat from the floor, where I’d done the CPR on Ben.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings