life net
Example Sentences
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But the day his testimony ended, he sent one of his attorneys scuttling off to court to prepare a legal life net to jump into.
From Time Magazine Archive
A daring young man, he dived for an A.M.G. life net, later sported a U.S. uniform while his old pals were marched off to jail.
From Time Magazine Archive
Just before reaching the life net, Joe straightened out and fell into the meshes feet first, bouncing out on a mat and from there bowing his thanks for the applause.
From Joe Strong on the Trapeze or The Daring Feats of a Young Circus Performer by Vance Barnum
They may all take hold of the edges of the blanket and extend it as firemen do the life net.
From The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered by Grace Brooks Hill
The men below holding the life net under the window, saw him totter and changed their position as fast as possible in order to get under him.
From A Boy Knight by Martin Jerome Scott
