How to Use rescue in a Sentence

rescue

verb

• The survivors were rescued by the Coast Guard.
• In fact, the Houthis may well have been rescued—not for the first time—by a bizarre twist of fate.
  — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
• Rotem’s phone was down to a 4% charge when he was rescued.
  — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
• Three cats were rescued from the blaze, the release said.
  — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2023
• Bags were dropped, keys fumbled for, and the ring was rescued.
  — Erika Veurink, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2023
• Two were rescued from the water, and a third made it out of the water on their own.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
• Four women and two men between the ages of 20 and 40 were rescued from the water.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023
• The woman, who is from Guinea, was rescued, in shock, but the baby died, Rai said.
  — Frances D'emilio, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
• Can the kids become spies themselves in time to rescue their parents and save the world?
  — Joey Morona, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2023
• Within a week of being rescued from the street, Snoop moved in with Phillips (@lomeetsworld).
  — Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
• Local fire crews left a blaze in the nearby hills to rush to the site, put out any flames and try to rescue the blimp’s crew.
  — Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2022
• The boy was chest deep in the sand before firefighters were able to rescue him.
  — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
• Maybe clichés were there to rescue us from the strongest emotions.
  — Jessica Francis Kane, Harper's Magazine, 20 Nov. 2023
• Lifeguards swam to the plane to rescue the pilot, and the plane was later dragged onto the beach.
  — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
• Jim’s full name was Kootznoowoo-Jim, after some of the people who helped rescue the two cubs.
  — Maddie Ellis, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022
• Cheney is on record as wanting to rescue the GOP from the forces of Trumpism.
  — David Faris, The Week, 15 Aug. 2022
• All the while in the hopes that eventually some grown-ups will come to rescue them.
  — William Earl, Variety, 5 Dec. 2022
• Once they are rescued, the pufflings are brought to either a beach or a cliff to be released into the sea.
  — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
• All of the hostages were safely rescued, the bureau said, and no FBI agents were injured.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2023
• Shortly after the man was rescued, the cab was engulfed in flames.
  — Anna Pearson, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2024
• When Floyd is kidnapped, Poppy and Branch rescue him, and reunite all of the brothers in the process.
  — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
• Martin: This one time where there was a rescue male who had been rescued from the wild....
  — Shayla Love, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2023
• Eight people were rescued in the first 24 hours after the collapse.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 12 June 2023
• Such a body could help rescue the world from its most extreme instincts.
  — Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
• Maggie races in at the last minute, rescuing her child.
  — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
• Stephanie Joyce: How did your hopes for getting rescued change as the sun started to set on the second day?
  — Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
• The forest department rescued the cub the next day and released it after dark near the well.
  — Vidya Athreya, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2023
• The footage shows Kinley grappling with whether to put himself back in harm’s way to rescue Ahmed.
  — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2023
• The musical tells the story of a missing Santa Claus and the girls who rescue him.
  — Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 1 Dec. 2022
• It is estimated that 19 people go overboard on cruise ships each year, and only around four people are rescued.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Jan 2025