save someone's life
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To prevent someone from getting into trouble, or to rescue them from it.
Example Sentences
- "The lifeguard saved the kid's life by doing CPR."
- "Just a few months ago in a beautiful Pennsylvania field, an assassin's bullet ripped through my ear, but I felt then and believe even more so now that my life was saved for a reason. I was saved by God to Make America Great Again."
- "My buddy saved my life by lending me a thousand bucks when I was dead broke."
- "The captain did a safety drill. This covered where the emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) was located, how to make a mayday call, and where the fire extinguishers were. A crew member demonstrated how to put on an immersion suit. These survival suits are waterproof full-body garments with a hood and integral three-finger gloves and boots. They are bulky and hard to get on but far more likely to save your life in cold water than a lifejacket."