kiss of life
Britishnoun
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mouth-to mouth or mouth-to-nose resuscitation in which a person blows gently into the mouth or nose of an unconscious person, allowing the lungs to deflate after each blow
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something that revitalizes or reinvigorates
Example Sentences
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With prayers, songs and devotion, they’ll give the cathedral the kiss of life and celebration to nudge aside the pain the April 15, 2019, blaze inflicted on French hearts and Catholic faithful around the world.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
I went up to the one nearest to me, and he seemed still to be breathing, so I tried to give him the kiss of life.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2014
After escaping his tormentors in North Korea, 007 Pierce Brosnan gets the "kiss of life" in Hong Kong, before jumping into the waters of Victoria Harbour.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2012
Police tried to resuscitate people with CPR and the kiss of life inside the tunnel.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2010
The passing wind no longer gives you the kiss of life, the benediction on all that lives and breathes; it buffets you and makes you stagger.
From The Confession of a Child of the Century by Warren, Kendall
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