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
Harris and his Commanders may be her life preserver — at a cost.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
I’ve never forgotten that day, and I should have hung a life preserver on my office wall as a stark reminder.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
Akira grabbed on to the podium like it was a life preserver, and stood there uneasily for a long moment after the applause had stopped.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
