life raft
Example Sentences
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Roughly half of the crew descended onto a life raft, ready to abandon the ship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Carlson can sense a sinking ship, and he is jumping into a life raft.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026
"Music before my dad died was a vehicle to get me somewhere - to go off and tour. After he died I realised what it actually was - it was a life raft," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 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
My father had thought to teach me this after he had been in a sailing accident and stranded on a life raft for two days.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
