How to Use lifeguard in a Sentence

lifeguard

noun
  • The school said the swimming area was not staffed by lifeguards.
    Christopher Brito, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2023
  • In the wake of the attack, lifeguards closed Del Mar Beach for 48 hours.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
  • Three other beach lifeguards dove in to help find the group.
    Austindedios, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The lifeguard said the only exit was out the front door.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, chicagotribune.com, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The video was taken from a state parks lifeguard drone.
    Sarah Rumpf, Fox News, 20 July 2022
  • Upon boarding, the lifeguard found 12 people on the ship and called the Coast Guard.
    Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The death was the second in two weeks involving a lifeguard at the shore.
    Erik Larsen, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Samantha was a 12-year-old camper, and Jonathan was a 15-year-old lifeguard.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The city also notes that no lifeguards are stationed at the ponds.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 June 2024
  • James Gartland is the chief of the lifeguard division in San Diego.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
  • On Monday, a lifeguard spotted the barrel around 10 a.m. and was able to bring the barrel to shore.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • When the lifeguard died, his great-niece found the ring stashed away among his belongings.
    Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 22 Apr. 2024
  • By the time lifeguards arrived, their attempts to reach the beach were hampered by high tide and a heavy fog.
    Sara Clemence, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Strohmenger has been a Deerfield Beach lifeguard for 12 years.
    Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Among them was a Fire Island lifeguard who was bitten on the foot.
    CBS News, 16 July 2022
  • But the city has yet to increase staffing or expand lifeguard hours.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024
  • The recreation area is staffed by lifeguards during the summer months.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The lifeguards were part of a team of people who tended to her, helping save her life.
    Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
  • The stormy weather was strong enough to topple lifeguard towers along the beach.
    BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2021
  • The 50-year-old was bitten in her right thigh, explained Jon Edelbrock, the beach’s chief lifeguard.
    Laura Studley, CNN, 4 Nov. 2022
  • There were no lifeguards staffing the swimming area at the time of the incident, according to the release.
    Zach Mentz, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The pool had been open for two hours when Lily Foerster approached the first lifeguard stand.
    Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2022
  • One of the lifeguards sailed out to Catalina Island over the weekend and said there were many more floating out in the ocean, O’Rourke said.
    Laylan Connelly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
  • All the conveniences came with a risk as Shoup did not provide a lifeguard.
    Donna Reiner, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2022
  • The certification was for a pool lifeguard, not on the beach down the Jersey Shore.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Keep in mind that this beach does not offer restrooms or lifeguards.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2023
  • One of his first jobs was as a lifeguard at a nearby recreation center.
    Dianne Solis, Dallas News, 3 May 2023
  • Katy spent the days lounging at the local pool, where Randy was working a summer job as a lifeguard.
    Francesca Street, CNN, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Always be sure to ask a lifeguard before entering the water.
    Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Your best and safest bet is to call for expert assistance, either by alerting a lifeguard, dialing 911, and/or finding a bystander who has the proper training and equipment like a flotation device.
    Caroline Reilly, SELF, 9 Aug. 2024

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