life preserver
Example Sentences
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Standing next to the wreckage on the beach, a reporter for Italian RAI state TV noted a life preserver bearing the word “Smyrna,” a Turkish port also known as Izmir.
From Seattle Times
Most were severely injured, but Ms. Hale emerged unscathed and helped survivors exit the wreckage, put on life preservers and board rescue boats.
From New York Times
Some manufacturers said they can’t wait long for a federal life preserver.
From Seattle Times
On the same wall is another cartoon, this one of a shrimp popping out of a life preserver.
From New York Times
That was a bit like trying to hold onto a life preserver in a hurricane.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
