lifeline

Example Sentences

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“It’s a lifeline to keep functioning as normally as possible,” he said, explaining that the business lost money last year due to tariffs and has been discounting some existing inventory to boost cash flow.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“It feels like … a lifeline is being yanked out from underneath a lot of people.”

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The lack of a reliable service hampers the ability of residents to get around, although the kindness of strangers can provide a lifeline.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Still, she has described Inside Safe as a lifeline for L.A.’s unhoused residents, offering toilet facilities, hot showers and rooms with doors that lock.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Then, in 2002, Luma’s grandmother Munawar, her lifeline to her family in Jordan, died.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John