lifeline

Example Sentences

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The ailing budget airline had been hoping to finalize a $500 million lifeline from the government before running out of cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

As the conflict in Iran sends fuel prices surging, a group of low-cost U.S. carriers including Spirit have lobbied the government for a $2.5 billion lifeline.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

“The lifeline is so much being pulled away from us,” she added.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

This income is a "critical financial lifeline", says Riibeta Abeta, permanent secretary for the country's Ministry of Fisheries.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

She flung a mental lifeline to that physical self, and tried to recall the feeling of being in it: all the sensations that made up being alive.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman