life belt

Example Sentences

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Doors, chairs and a piece of a mast with a life belt attached that read “Tampa” were later found floating in the water.

From Washington Post

Swimmers helped migrants into life belts and pulled them toward the patrol boat.

From Time

“The first thing we did when we arrived on Wednesday was distributing life belts to all those we could spot afloat,” said Juan Matias, a project coordinator for the international group.

From New York Times

Usual when growth happens it is for profit without growth of small business who really are the life belt to the citizens and environmentally bad.

From New York Times

At one point, a rubber life belt floated by and he grabbed it.

From Time