lifeline

Example Sentences

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When a government silences an entire nation, journalism becomes more than reporting — it’s a lifeline and protection.

From Salon

The agency abandoned a group of civil cases against active financiers of exchange-listed penny-stocks—throwing a lifeline to a corner of the market where small investors suffer frequent losses.

From Barron's

Both could throw me a lifeline if needed.

From The Wall Street Journal

He picked up whatever was playing on the radio at home — jazz, soul, random songs — then decided that rap was his “lifeline” to another world.

From Los Angeles Times

The satellite technology has become a vital communications lifeline for some of those in the country trying to tell the outside world what has been happening on the ground in recent days.

From BBC