lifeline

Example Sentences

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A shuttered Northern California hospital is getting a lifeline from Congress, but it doesn’t come with money to actually reopen and serve patients.

From Los Angeles Times

Even so, petroleum was still a lifeline for a nation mired in more than a decade of economic, political and social tumult marked by mass emigration, hyperinflation and a near-ubiquitous sense of despair.

From Los Angeles Times

Musician Victor Estevez said because tourism has been "a lifeline for all Cubans...if that is affected, then we are really going to be in trouble."

From Barron's

A merger with Japanese rival Honda had been seen as a potential lifeline, but talks collapsed last year when the company proposed making Nissan a subsidiary.

From Barron's

The foundation acts as a lifeline for those who have been shunned by society and their families and have nowhere to go for help.

From BBC