preserver

Example Sentences

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Reflecting on the press, he later noted, "The press has pretensions of being a crusader but is more often a preserver of the status quo."

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

I let myself play the victim twice — first of the debt itself, then of the life preserver tossed to bring me back onboard.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

Harris and his Commanders may be her life preserver — at a cost.

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2023

Standing next to the wreckage on the beach, a reporter for Italian RAI state TV noted a life preserver bearing the word “Smyrna,” a Turkish port also known as Izmir.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2023

Gum Baby floated on her back, hugging the journal tightly like a life preserver.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia