life net
Example Sentences
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But the day his testimony ended, he sent one of his attorneys scuttling off to court to prepare a legal life net to jump into.
From Time Magazine Archive
A daring young man, he dived for an A.M.G. life net, later sported a U.S. uniform while his old pals were marched off to jail.
From Time Magazine Archive
All fire departments should have a life net; dropping into a life-net is not so hazardous as sliding down a rope when one is ignorant of the proper way to do it.
From Guide to Hotel Housekeeping by Palmer, Mary E.
He had made a hit—a big hit, for the applause kept up after he had dropped to the life net.
From Joe Strong on the Trapeze or The Daring Feats of a Young Circus Performer by Barnum, Vance
The men below holding the life net under the window, saw him totter and changed their position as fast as possible in order to get under him.
From A Boy Knight by Scott, Martin Jerome
