save the life of (someone)

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: to stop (someone) from dying or being killed

a surgical procedure that has saved the lives of thousands of people

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By then, detectives had already set out to find Bobby Tarr while, 85 miles to the north, surgeons were fighting to try to save the life of Chris Smith — a bullet still lodged in his brain. —

Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024 The only exception was to save the life of the pregnant person. —

Victoria Chamberlin, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 Knowing your ABCs can save the life of a gunshot, car-crash or stabbing victim. —

La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 29 July 2024 This means that carrying naloxone is principally about being prepared to save the life of someone else. —

Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for save the life of (someone)

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