lifeboat
Example Sentences
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After the vessel transporting his family from India to Canada sinks, Pi escapes to a lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan and a tiger—and his situation gets more complicated with each passing day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
He stands in a trance and—against his better instincts—jumps into a lifeboat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
“There’s not many of us left that did lighthouses or lifeboat stations, guys — mostly guys, almost exclusively — like me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025
"The work we are doing, and zoos around Europe are doing, is really to be that lifeboat, to be that ark population."
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025
Make some room in the lifeboat for Bobby.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
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