lifeboat

Example Sentences

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In a time of distress, like a recession, “there’s a pecking order to who gets in the lifeboat first,” Ed Al-Hussainy, portfolio manager at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, told Barron’s late last year.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

After the alarm was raised, Barry Dock RNLI's inshore lifeboat was launched towards Limpet Bay.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Five astronauts had briefly entered the docked Dragon spacecraft as a precautionary measure -- the capsule functions as a lifeboat of sorts in the case an evacuation is needed.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Euan Gray, 22, got into trouble at Tynemouth, North Tyneside, alongside his brother Andrew, 19, but both used the RNLI's Float to Live manoeuvre to survive while a lifeboat was sent to their rescue.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

After burying the lifeboat with branches, Tyson and I followed Annabeth along the shore,, our feet sinking in red mud.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan