life raft
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of life raft
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Rising Treasury yields have put pressure on yield-sensitive investments like utilities, real-estate investment trusts and home-builder stocks, while the market has fallen back on a familiar life raft: tech stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026
Roughly half of the crew descended onto a life raft, ready to abandon the ship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
What followed was an hours-long ordeal on a life raft, as the pilot and the passengers waited for rescuers to find them.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Carlson can sense a sinking ship, and he is jumping into a life raft.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026
He sputtered and clutched his backpack close to him, both arms wrapped around it like a life raft.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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