Example Sentences

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Volunteers have been rescuing pets left by homeowners who had to evacuate.

From BBC • Feb. 29, 2024

Crews already have been rescuing stranded minnows in the San Acacia and Isleta areas and will continue as the river dries.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2022

Staff at the Turtle Hospital have been rescuing, rehabilitating and returning turtles to the wild for almost 35 years.

From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2020

The wildlife commission’s biologists have been rescuing cold-stunned sea turtles found floating listlessly on the water or near shore, but no such rescue is planned for iguanas.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2018

We have been rescuing an innocent man, who for years has suffered untold miseries for a crime never committed.

From The Castle Of The Shadows by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)