life preserver
Example Sentences
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Standing next to the wreckage on the beach, a reporter for Italian RAI state TV noted a life preserver bearing the word “Smyrna,” a Turkish port also known as Izmir.
From Seattle Times
In the same neighborhood, residents said they helped a disabled man who did not wish to leave ahead of the storm by leaving him with inflatable “floaties” and life preservers.
From Washington Post
Divers found him about 30 minutes later after passersby called 911 and threw a life preserver in the water.
From Seattle Times
Lange: We were shooting the title shots for the life preserver at the start of the show.
From Los Angeles Times
"I put a life preserver around his neck, kissed him and told him I loved him."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
