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
• In copies of testimony obtained by The Post, the patrol boat captain first mentions throwing life rings and life jackets after people were already in the water.
  — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
• 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

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024