How to Use rescue in a Sentence

rescue

verb
  • The survivors were rescued by the Coast Guard.
  • Crews had to be rescued by boat.
    — Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Three of the teens were rescued.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Go out and rescue a snail from the ground.
    — Maria Reva september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The first step is to resist the urge to rescue.
    — Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
  • His friends tried to rescue him, but were unable to.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Teams rescued three of the teens but couldn’t find Duarte.
    — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Scene of the crash before the teen was rescued.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Her dog was not injured and was rescued.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The chief also says that one dog was rescued from the home.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Nine people were on the boat, and six were rescued.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • He was rescued by a night watchman.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Annie rescued its name from the depths.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • Annie rescued its name from the depths.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Not because dads need to be rescued.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Bags were dropped, keys fumbled for, and the ring was rescued.
    — Erika Veurink, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2023
  • They were rescued by the Air Force.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 14 May 2026
  • The two survivors were rescued that evening.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
  • God bless you for rescuing him.
    — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Israel has rescued eight hostages alive.
    — Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Six skiers survived and were rescued.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Brandon and Ethan were the last to be rescued.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Dozens of people have been rescued so far and the cause is unclear.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
  • There were four people that had to get rescued about an hour before mine.
    — Janelle Burrell, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Holzinger then jumps into the water tank to rescue her.
    — Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
  • Such a body could help rescue the world from its most extreme instincts.
    — Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Eight others have been rescued.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Argamani was rescued last year.
    — Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Maybe clichés were there to rescue us from the strongest emotions.
    — Jessica Francis Kane, Harper's Magazine, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Six members of the group survived and were rescued.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026

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