How to Use life ring in a Sentence

life ring

noun
  • The little guy sank and dragged the life ring down with it.
    Washington Post, 2 June 2021
  • Michael heaved a life ring to him and pulled him to the Alona Rahab.
    Earl Swift, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
  • Mates Robbie Lynch and Jack Hendrix threw the man a life ring on a line.
    Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Why, if he was last seen floating in a life ring, had he not been found?
    Michael Wilson, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Each time, the Chicago Park District has removed the life ring.
    Nicole Stock, chicagotribune.com, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The older brother made it to shore and was thrown a life ring by witnesses.
    The Holland Sentinel, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2020
  • Maxwell grabbed the garment and pulled him to the surface, dragging him about 75 feet to a life ring that had been thrown into the bay.
    Ryan Blethen, The Seattle Times, 24 Sep. 2019
  • The younger swimmer had looped his right arm through an inner tube the size of a wheelbarrow tire, a makeshift life ring.
    New York Times, 28 Jan. 2021
  • Donovan said a life ring was dropped into the water for the woman to hold onto.
    NBC News, 17 Aug. 2019
  • Goolsby snatched a life ring from the deck of the runaway vessel and dove back into the water, hoping to save his friends.
    Brian Schutmaat, Smithsonian, 25 Apr. 2015
  • Nelson said Allen was able to hold onto a life ring at one point, but bystanders were unable to pull him out of the water.
    Ben Kesslen, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2021
  • But at the second snorkeling spot, a helpful crew member offered to pull around a life ring for Zephyr to hold.
    Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Evan Nelson ran up to the Forest Service concession area in the parking lot, called 9-1-1 and returned with a park ranger and a rope with a life ring.
    Quinton Smith/yachatsnews.com, oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2021
  • No matter your society or culture, some aspects of life ring true for all of us.
    Breann Birkenbuel, National Geographic, 23 Oct. 2020
  • The ship's crew searched for approximately two hours on Tuesday night and deployed six life rings, but the passenger was not located, per the release.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Ellison can be seen taking off his shoes, jumping in, and leading the woman to safety with an inflatable life ring that was tossed into the water.
    Fox News, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Bystanders trying to rescue a California man Thursday from the depths of Devils Churn had him briefly on a makeshift line and then a life ring for 10-15 minutes before the cold surf and an apparent head injury swept him away.
    Quinton Smith/yachatsnews.com, oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Immediately after Mannar disappeared, people on scene threw a life ring into the water, and Crater Lake hospitality staff took a small boat out to the area to help search.
    oregonlive.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Included: glimpses into his experiences growing up in a wrestling family and among larger-than life ring combatants.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 14 Feb. 2021

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