life raft

Example Sentences

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Carlson can sense a sinking ship, and he is jumping into a life raft.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

He added that parts of a damaged life raft, an barrel of lubricants and footwear had washed ashore, and officials were trying to establish if they were from the sunk Dena.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

I’m like the human life raft that everyone can come to when they need a little break.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Dressing her in new clothes, they placed her on a mattress and steered the makeshift life raft toward medical help.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

I tried to convince her that I knew what I was doing, but she was still clinging to the steering wheel like some wilting life raft when I got out of the Sunbird.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx