life preserver
Example Sentences
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From what we see of Scotty in flashbacks, he was a buoyant blond goofball — exactly the kind of guy that the apparently friendless and family-less Kenna would have clung to like a life preserver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
I let myself play the victim twice — first of the debt itself, then of the life preserver tossed to bring me back onboard.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
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 ● Feb. 26, 2023
What’s the likelihood of those owners giving Skipper Dan a financial life preserver with new investors?
From Washington Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
Gum Baby floated on her back, hugging the journal tightly like a life preserver.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
