life raft

Example Sentences

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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

Janice, who is unwilling or unable to open up, is not nearly as needy as her spouse, who starts espousing biblical platitudes with the desperate certainty of a drowning man grateful for any life raft.

From Los Angeles Times

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

"Everything about the condition of the life rafts and safety issues on the boat went away," says Lisa.

From BBC