life preserver
Example Sentences
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I let myself play the victim twice — first of the debt itself, then of the life preserver tossed to bring me back onboard.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
Landon Knack has been a human life preserver for the Dodgers, an unsung rookie right-hander who has helped keep the rotation afloat when seas get a little rough.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2024
The measure “was simply a life preserver that was being thrown or could have been thrown to schools to stem the crisis,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
Harris and his Commanders may be her life preserver — at a cost.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
I pick up the instrument like it’s a life preserver.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
