rescued

Example Sentences

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They were only rescued by an agonizing video review that took over 4 minutes to disallow the goal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

To get to the trapped man, firefighters cut open another section of an adjoining wall along Main Street and rescued Isaac Valencia, who had been trapped there for 10 hours, according to officials.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

An Indian-flagged ship near the coast of Oman came under attack this week and its crew had to be rescued, according to India’s Foreign Ministry.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Zelensky said dozens had been rescued from the building so far, while damage had also been done to other residential buildings, a school, a veterinary clinic and other infrastructure.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Most important, Jonathan thought, was to get rescued but he didn’t know what he could do about that.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret