How to Use life jacket in a Sentence

life jacket

noun
  • The size of the life jacket should be based on the child’s height and weight.
    — Kris Nagel, Fortune Well, 1 July 2024
  • The man was not wearing a life jacket.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The dad was not wearing a life jacket while on the boat.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Friduss put on a life jacket and urged others to do the same.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
  • Her partner grabbed a life jacket and jumped in to try to save her.
    — Vanessa Arredondo, SFChronicle.com, 11 Oct. 2020
  • Cinch a life jacket on your four-year-old for the deep water.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Gursky was not wearing a life jacket.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Dogs ride for free, and life jackets are available for dogs of all sizes.
    — John S. Marshall, Houston Chronicle, 29 Dec. 2017
  • Plus, they were equipped with old-fashioned life jackets on the dance floor.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 May 2018
  • And then a bright red child's life jacket comes into view, snagged on top of the wire.
    — Mallory Simon, CNN, 4 Sep. 2017
  • Rescuers gave him a life jacket and set up a rope system to lift him out.
    — Amanda Jackson, CNN, 29 June 2020
  • Look for a life jacket with strong grab handles at the top of the jacket.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 14 Sep. 2020
  • The woman was able to grab a life jacket from the canoe and swim to shore.
    — Nicole Blanchard, idahostatesman, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Both were wearing life jackets.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
  • Crews were told a fourth man thought to be wearing a life jacket was missing.
    — Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Enjoy your float down the river, and keep that life jacket on to stay safe.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2020
  • Two of the people were wearing life jackets, rangers said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Inside the kayak was Arnold's life jacket.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • All boaters are reminded to wear life jackets.
    — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The woman was able to grab a life jacket from the canoe and swim to safety.
    — Nicole Blanchard, idahostatesman, 15 May 2018
  • This was the first time Krumenaker wore a life jacket on a ski trip.
    — Dan Egan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Neither child was wearing a life jacket.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
  • Mullin said the man was conscious the entire time and was wearing a life jacket.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2021
  • Wear a life jacket when swimming in or paddling on the water.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Crews found a cellphone and a life jacket onboard the boat, the release says.
    — Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com, 2 Sep. 2019
  • The force of the wave had mostly knocked off his life jacket, Walton said.
    — Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The 6-year-old child fell out of the boat and started drifting away in his life jacket.
    — al, 7 May 2022
  • Deputies said Philip Gray was not wearing a life jacket when his kayak rolled.
    — oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2020
  • In most of the Lake Pueblo deaths, the victim did not wear a life jacket.
    — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
  • People have drowned on the river in the past, and most of them were not wearing life jackets.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2018

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