save the life of (someone)
idiom
: to stop (someone) from dying or being killed
a surgical procedure that has saved the lives of thousands of people
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At the time, Tommy and other first responders helped to save the life of a 14-year-old boy, identified later as John Smith, who spent more than 10 minutes underwater and was rushed to a nearby hospital.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
One notable example was his administration’s extensive diplomacy to save the life of Kim Dae-jung, a prominent political dissident in South Korea, who later became the country’s president.
—Michael Posner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The state's top court relied on that language in upholding the 1864 law on Tuesday, banning abortions at any point in gestation except to save the life of the mother.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
Abortions in the Volunteer State are only legally allowed to save the life of the mother or to prevent serious harm to her or in cases of ectopic and molar pregnancies.
—Todd A. Price, The Tennessean, 24 June 2024
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
One notable example was his administration’s extensive diplomacy to save the life of Kim Dae-jung, a prominent political dissident in South Korea, who later became the country’s president.
—Michael Posner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The state's top court relied on that language in upholding the 1864 law on Tuesday, banning abortions at any point in gestation except to save the life of the mother.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
Abortions in the Volunteer State are only legally allowed to save the life of the mother or to prevent serious harm to her or in cases of ectopic and molar pregnancies.
—Todd A. Price, The Tennessean, 24 June 2024
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“Save the life of (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20the%20life%20of%20%28someone%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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