life preserver
Example Sentences
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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
Harris and his Commanders may be her life preserver — at a cost.
From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2023
Isn’t it finally time for that life preserver?
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2022
Divers found him about 30 minutes later after passersby called 911 and threw a life preserver in the water.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2022
In fact, he looked like a rubber ball himself, wearing a life preserver.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
