lifesaver
Example Sentences
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This new capital has been a lifesaver for private-equity firms, many of which have struggled to raise money from institutional investors for nearly four years.
Now after an online appeal, Tegan, 22, has been reunited with her "lifesaver".
From BBC
If used in time, Narcan, a version of the drug naloxone, which blocks the opioid’s effect on the brain, can be a lifesaver for someone taking opioids, including oxycodone, heroin or fentanyl.
From New York Times
Tickets selling well has been a "lifesaver," he said as fuel, food, travel and accommodation costs "go mental".
From BBC
“And so it was a lifesaver really, because I couldn’t have gone through that with nothing to do, you know.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
