life preserver
Example Sentences
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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
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
Lange: We were shooting the title shots for the life preserver at the start of the show.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2022
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
