life raft
Example Sentences
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Carlson can sense a sinking ship, and he is jumping into a life raft.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
He added that parts of a damaged life raft, an barrel of lubricants and footwear had washed ashore, and officials were trying to establish if they were from the sunk Dena.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
I’m like the human life raft that everyone can come to when they need a little break.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
"I was paralysed because Cristhian kept saying to me 'don't jump' because he could see someone was trying to release the life raft," Hissora recalls.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025
She laughed and reached her hand to Bodega, who clasped it like a drowning man would a life raft.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
