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
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
“This safety net was a giant food life preserver.”
From Washington Post
Kawashima, who was not in a life preserver, was pulled out of the water by friends.
From Fox News
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
