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
Lewis said the sailor was wearing a life vest and was uninjured.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024
Bandleader Willie Colón, desperate to toss a life vest to the prized yet floundering singer, asked Panamanian singer-composer Rubén Blades to lend a song that could rescue Lavoe’s career.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2023
They dressed her younger brother in a life vest and laughed.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023
It looks an awful lot like a life vest, except for the remote coming out of it.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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