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

Landon Knack has been a human life preserver for the Dodgers, an unsung rookie right-hander who has helped keep the rotation afloat when seas get a little rough.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2024

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

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2023

I’ve never forgotten that day, and I should have hung a life preserver on my office wall as a stark reminder.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2023

Some crazy old lady rants stuff I know not to be true— and yet I choose to hold on to her words like a drowning man to a life preserver.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben