life raft
Example Sentences
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Carlson can sense a sinking ship, and he is jumping into a life raft.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026
"In the end, we just held on to the upside-down life raft and floated. We were floating at sea for more than three hours," he said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
I’m like the human life raft that everyone can come to when they need a little break.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
Humor is his life raft because he neglects to plot much of a course around the seas of memory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
A yellow box hit the water and exploded into a life raft.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
