life vest
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of life vest
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15
Example Sentences
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I’m a hospice physician, and it’s at junctures like this that I can offer a life vest that completely changes the end-of-life experience.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025
They dressed her younger brother in a life vest and laughed.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023
Parents have had that big message that childhood success is about getting a child into a good school that can act as a life vest in a sea of economic uncertainty.
From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023
Others are sharing patently untrue statements, such as that he was found with head injuries or was equipped with a life vest.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023
Granddad lifted me up so I could wave at Johnny, who was wearing an orange life vest and shouting over the prow.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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