lifeboat
Example Sentences
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But, for some, the end will be deferred after a compromise deal was struck that gives a select few a chance to board what one outgoing peer called the "hereditary lifeboat".
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Making it to the lifeboat was not much better.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Santa's key worker was later discovered on Formby beach using thermal binoculars, while a local lifeboat quad bike team stepped in to shepherd him into some sand dunes.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025
The 1884 death of a cabin boy in a lifeboat was no accident.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
I saw flashes of orange and deep blue, of fur and skin, as the lifeboat rocked from side to side.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
