life raft

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal

“The airship is gone, and the life rafts are in flames. We’re out of options.”

From Literature

Humor is his life raft because he neglects to plot much of a course around the seas of memory.

From Los Angeles Times

Survivors escaped on the Bayesian's life raft and were rescued by a small boat dispatched from another nearby yacht, the report says.

From BBC

The first Pat Brewin knew about her sister and brother-in-law being shipwrecked at sea in a dinghy and rubber life raft - tied together for nearly four months - was when she watched the News at 10.

From BBC