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

If Dopamine, with its low, labor-of-love operating costs, proves economically sustainable, it could be a life preserver in a perfect storm.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2023

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

Gum Baby floated on her back, hugging the journal tightly like a life preserver.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia