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
Isn’t it finally time for that life preserver?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
What’s the likelihood of those owners giving Skipper Dan a financial life preserver with new investors?
From Washington Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
Divers found him about 30 minutes later after passersby called 911 and threw a life preserver in the water.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
But a life preserver is flattering on nobody.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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