life raft

Example Sentences

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“We weren’t supposed to end up in the water, but somebody got a little overexcited when he spotted the Butterfly cutting the line to one of the life rafts.”

From Literature

"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

Hudson encourages the audience to use Claire’s stubborn buoyancy and perky accent as a life raft when Lightning & Thunder are deluged by extremely bad luck.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m like the human life raft that everyone can come to when they need a little break.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The airship is gone, and the life rafts are in flames. We’re out of options.”

From Literature