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

In a tempest of tragedy, basketball was his life preserver.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

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

What’s the likelihood of those owners giving Skipper Dan a financial life preserver with new investors?

From Washington Times • Nov. 3, 2022

What with her being my mom’s best friend, you’d think she was maybe spying for my parents, but more often, her presence was like wearing a life preserver.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith