Example Sentences

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A 27-year-old man who died at a waterfall was rescuing two boys, an inquest has heard.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2023

She was rescuing the Jewish people, but you might be called to something, and it doesn't align with what maybe your upbringing was or you're going to face backlash.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2023

She started the nonprofit organization in 2004, but “I was rescuing dogs for probably about five years before that, just unofficially,” she said.

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2023

By the age of 15, I was rescuing dogs from the freeway in Mexico.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022

He dimly sensed that somebody was rescuing him.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut