lifeline

Example Sentences

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Huge gaps remain between the Iranian and U.S. positions, including on the issue of Hormuz, a lifeline for the Gulf where one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas once passed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Most geopolitical strategists don’t see the war derailing U.S.-China relations even though China has been the primary buyer of Iran’s oil and a major financial lifeline.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

It thereafter remained obscured by fencing, seemingly derelict, until the chalet was handed a lifeline.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

An overwhelming majority of system users in a study commissioned by the agency that oversees the lifeline said they found it helpful and potentially lifesaving.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Once I heard it, I latched on like a lifeline and started walking through the brush.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith