lifeline

Example Sentences

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Non-governmental organisations like Gift of the Givers have also stepped in to throw a lifeline to residents who cannot afford back-up measures.

From BBC

When I was growing up in Kansas, underground music was my lifeline to a bigger world.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The Rafah crossing is a lifeline," said Mohammed Nassir, a Palestinian who had his leg amputated after being injured early in the war.

From Barron's

This isn’t the first time Taylor Fresh Foods has thrown Pacific Valley a lifeline.

From The Wall Street Journal

Latin American leaders, on the other hand, could use their assets as leverage for getting U.S. assistance, as Argentina did last year when the U.S. extended the country a lifeline amid debt issues.

From Barron's