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
Reflecting on the press, he later noted, "The press has pretensions of being a crusader but is more often a preserver of the status quo."
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025
I’ve never forgotten that day, and I should have hung a life preserver on my office wall as a stark reminder.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2023
Christina Sleeper is a chef, master food preserver and the founder of Sleepers Gourmet.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2023
“They are dressing her for the deck and putting her life preserver on.”
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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