lifeboat

Example Sentences

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"We're really pleased this incident ended safely and it was great to meet everybody at the lifeboat station because we don't often get the chance to chat to the people we rescue."

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

For Katherine Diaz of Torrance, the “KPop Demon Hunters” craze has been a welcome lifeboat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

First class passenger Laura Mabel Francatelli used the floatation device before entering a lifeboat and was one of about 700 people to survive the tragedy in 1912.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

In the lifeboat, the corset absorbed all available moonlight, with the odd result that Desdemona’s face, head, and arms disappeared.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides