lifeline

Example Sentences

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Without that lifeline, public transportation has been curtailed, farmers struggle to get produce to market and residents endure hourslong blackouts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

They could be a lifeline for sheep that might get stuck on the U.S. side once the border wall is sealed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Without Caracas as a lifeline, Cuba has struggled to keep electricity on, or food and medicine in stock.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Speaking at Hay Festival on Thursday, she recounted how getting permission to have fabrics sent to her offered a lifeline, not just for her but also fellow inmates.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Then, in 2002, Luma’s grandmother Munawar, her lifeline to her family in Jordan, died.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John