How to Use life ring in a Sentence

life ring

noun
  • Why, if he was last seen floating in a life ring, had he not been found?
    — Michael Wilson, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The rescue team launched life rings and deployed a rescue boat.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
  • Michael heaved a life ring to him and pulled him to the Alona Rahab.
    — Earl Swift, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
  • If there had been a life ring at the end of the line, it had been lost when the boat all but overturned.
    — Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The life ring is 29 inches wide and 3½ inches thick.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The child was rescued by a citizen who threw a life ring in the water.
    — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • The older brother made it to shore and was thrown a life ring by witnesses.
    — The Holland Sentinel, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2020
  • Donovan said a life ring was dropped into the water for the woman to hold onto.
    — NBC News, 17 Aug. 2019
  • No matter your society or culture, some aspects of life ring true for all of us.
    — Breann Birkenbuel, National Geographic, 23 Oct. 2020
  • The Coast Guard later found lifeboats, life rings and other debris from the ship.
    — Mike Ives, New York Times, 2 May 2023
  • Mates Robbie Lynch and Jack Hendrix threw the man a life ring on a line.
    — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Each time, the Chicago Park District has removed the life ring.
    — Nicole Stock, chicagotribune.com, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Goolsby snatched a life ring from the deck of the runaway vessel and dove back into the water, hoping to save his friends.
    — Brian Schutmaat, Smithsonian, 25 Apr. 2015
  • Nelson said Allen was able to hold onto a life ring at one point, but bystanders were unable to pull him out of the water.
    — Ben Kesslen, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2021
  • The life ring stations have become popular along Lake Michigan in the past few years.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • But at the second snorkeling spot, a helpful crew member offered to pull around a life ring for Zephyr to hold.
    — Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Maxwell grabbed the garment and pulled him to the surface, dragging him about 75 feet to a life ring that had been thrown into the bay.
    — Ryan Blethen, The Seattle Times, 24 Sep. 2019
  • Metal blocks, roughly the width of a human rib cage, sit along the railing overlooking the lock chambers beside the life rings.
    — Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2025
  • The area resident tried to toss the victim a life ring at least three times, but the man in his 50s was too weak to grab on, Slyvia said.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Lopez said the life rings installed at Robinson Lake seem to have reduced the number of emergency calls so far this year.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Officials recommend installing a fence with latching gates, keeping a life ring on hand, and ensuring a first aid kit is on the pool deck.
    — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • After Cisneros died, Rogers Park residents took it upon themselves to place life rings — at least four — on the pier.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Ellison can be seen taking off his shoes, jumping in, and leading the woman to safety with an inflatable life ring that was tossed into the water.
    — Fox News, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Once a life ring was tossed into the water, additional people ran over to help, some carrying a ladder toward the edge of the dock as the rescue continued.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The ship's crew searched for approximately two hours on Tuesday night and deployed six life rings, but the passenger was not located, per the release.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023
  • In the lawsuit settlement, Orr was able to keep the life ring, while taxpayers are paying the $600,000.
    — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Moments later, the 4-year-old child was pulled up to safety using the life ring, drawing cheers from onlookers watching the dramatic rescue unfold.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Although their boat is typically not used for search and rescue, the crew pulled alongside the sailboat, deployed a life ring, brought the child onboard, Green-Hart said.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2025
  • Fourteen life rings will be installed near waterways throughout Miami Beach, part of an initiative to help prevent drownings.
    — Martin Vassolo, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Orr and his attorney claimed that the state suddenly became interested in the life ring during negotiations, and the lieutenant was aware that Orr owned it.
    — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025

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