How to Use lifeguard in a Sentence

lifeguard

noun
  • The school said the swimming area was not staffed by lifeguards.
    — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The lone female lifeguard tries to hold them back, and fails.
    — Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2018
  • There are no lifeguards on duty, so swim at your own risk.
    — Talia Avakian, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
  • But prudent ones will want to stay where the lifeguard can see them.
    — Geoffrey Smith, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Both beaches are staffed by lifeguards.
    — Kara Williams, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
  • It is staffed with lifeguards and has a deck built around it, but the pool itself is wild.
    — Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The lifeguards will take you to the end of the beach, where your driver will take you home.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
  • The city also notes that no lifeguards are stationed at the ponds.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 June 2024
  • But the city has yet to increase staffing or expand lifeguard hours.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024
  • Giles said, noting that the lifeguard had had his eyes on the water.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2019
  • Klee has said the fee will help pay for lifeguards and extended park hours.
    — Sandra Gomez-Aceves, courant.com, 25 May 2018
  • Pottenger sent the lifeguard in and the second man was brought to the beach.
    — Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2021
  • Giles said, noting that the lifeguard had had his eyes trained on the water.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2019
  • Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • There are no lifeguards, so use caution near the water.
    — CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • At one point, lifeguards at the beach got involved, the complaint said.
    — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2020
  • At the time, lifeguards were off-duty but were quickly called back to the beach.
    — Sam Gillette, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The falls are shallow and safe for splashing, though there’s no lifeguard.
    — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2025
  • Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol, flags and signs.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol, flags and signs.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • When the lifeguard died, his great-niece found the ring stashed away among his belongings.
    — Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Officials said there's not enough sand left for lifeguards.
    — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • If there is no lifeguard on duty, call 911.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The death was the second in two weeks involving a lifeguard at the shore.
    — Erik Larsen, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
  • The dead animal was then hooked up to a boat by state lifeguards and towed more than a mile out to sea.
    — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The city has since decided not to hire lifeguards for the beach this summer.
    — Aimee Green, OregonLive.com, 23 May 2018
  • The video shows the lifeguards arriving back to a dock holding the dog.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Ask a lifeguard or surf school, read signs, and look for yellow flags with a black ball in the middle.
    — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2018
  • But lifeguards say to not only relax but flip over and float out of the danger.
    — ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • The shark appeared to be harassed by the lifeguard, a shark expert said.
    — Hannah Morse, miamiherald, 24 Dec. 2017

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