How to Use lifeline in a Sentence

lifeline

noun

• The river is the town's lifeline.
• They threw a lifeline to the man overboard.
• The radio was their lifeline to the outside world.
• The new jobs were an economic lifeline for a city in need of help.
• The pause in repayment has been a lifeline keeping the 25-year-old afloat.
  — Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2023
• This connection has been a lifeline for her over the years.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
• In the midst of a crisis, great late-night TV can feel like catharsis, even a kind of lifeline.
  — Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
• Hospitals that have served as the area’s main lifeline have moved to the center of the conflict.
  — WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
• The collapse severed the economic lifeline in and out of the region.
  — Colin Dickey, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2023
• In 2018 the Houthis nearly lost their economic lifeline, the port of Hodeidah on the Red Sea coast.
  — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
• By fourteen, Kim left the house and men became her lifeline as a means of survival and self-worth.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
• Now, after more than three years, the lifeline is being pulled away.
  — Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2023
• Despite the grime, chaos and noise, for Cindy Herr, 62, Sullivan has been a lifeline.
  — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Apr. 2023
• The small trees, which look so innocuous, have in fact become a lifeline.
  — Mary Holland, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2023
• Still, First Republic’s lifeline might not be enough to keep it afloat.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 19 Mar. 2023
• The merger to go public with Truth Social could serve as Trump’s lifeline.
  — Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
• The threat is troubling for some who say these apps are a lifeline to connect to communities in the U.S. and abroad.
  — Kylie Robison, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2023
• Despite the hardships, there are still some in the region trying to provide the dialect a lifeline.
  — Simon Romero Desiree Rios, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2023
• Work was my lifeline that kept me feeling relevant and challenged me over the years.
  — Claire Stern, ELLE, 16 Mar. 2023
• The hope is that shark ecotourism can provide a lifeline to locals who depend on the sea for their livelihood.
  — Juli Berwald, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2023
• Democrats giving McCarthy a lifeline would do nothing to change that.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 3 Oct. 2023
• Doing this work during the pandemic was a lifeline for me, too.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2023
• Sports can be an emotional lifeline for many young folks too.
  — Helen Santoro, SELF, 24 Aug. 2023
• The deal could provide a valuable lifeline to Hawaiian, whose stock has tumbled more than 52% this year.
  — Mary Schlangenstein, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2023
• From activity gyms to swings and rockers, the right play gear can feel like a lifeline for parents.
  — Lauren Levy, Parents, 10 Oct. 2023
• Hip-hop became a lifeline for me as a teenager growing up in Compton.
  — Maria Yagoda, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
• Adults also need a lifeline back from overreaction, showing how one (with help) can climb out of the deep well of mood swings.
  — Vanessa Kroll Bennett, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
• The tax revenues, the mayor said, have been a municipal lifeline.
  — Kurtis Lee, New York Times, 20 June 2023
• The social media platform has since become her lifeline to the outside world.
  — Lisa Bonos, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2023
• The men have been getting cooked food since a lifeline pipe was pushed through last week, including flat breads, lentils and vegetable curry.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 5 May 2024