Example Sentences

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Lifeboats from Arbroath, Montrose and Stonehaven also assisted.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Lifeboats have appeared in the distance, but the current is beating against the schools.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2023

Lifeboats on the River Thames helped evacuate the area, which is popular with tourists.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2017

Lifeboats do not last long on the open sea.

From Economist • Apr. 28, 2016

Lifeboats don’t have enough power to get us out of the sun’s gravitational pull.

From A Place in the Sun by Marlowe, Stephen