life raft

Example Sentences

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"In the end, we just held on to the upside-down life raft and floated. We were floating at sea for more than three hours," he said.

From Barron's

Hudson encourages the audience to use Claire’s stubborn buoyancy and perky accent as a life raft when Lightning & Thunder are deluged by extremely bad luck.

From Los Angeles Times

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