lifeline

Example Sentences

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He pressed for stronger Chinese statements and for assurances that oil purchases—the financial lifeline keeping Iran’s economy upright—would continue regardless of any new American sanctions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

In January, Blanck got a lifeline: a $50,000 grant from Build Back Pali, a nonprofit started by three teenage boys — including a former student — to help small businesses return to the community.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

But they appear to be warming to it again now that the company says it’s received a $120 million lifeline from producer Byron Allen.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

For Gulf producers, it is their economic lifeline.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Bri clutched the beads as though they were her lifeline.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer