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