save lives
idiom
: to stop people from dying or being killed
If you donate blood, you might save a life.
The use of seat belts can save lives.
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Break that trust, and no study, no drug, no vaccine will be enough to save lives when the next real crisis comes.
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Dr. Craig Spencer, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
The series Witsec follows a DOJ lawyer and a hardened mob hitman, both fed up with the corrupt institutions around them, who form a precarious alliance to convict criminal titans and save lives in the rogue origins of the Witness Protection Program.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Medical imaging aims to save lives by helping to promptly diagnose patients and quickly determine the most effective treatments for them, which is known to help increase the likelihood of better outcomes.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
And in the end, Hayabusa2’s mission could one day save lives.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
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Dr. Craig Spencer, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
The series Witsec follows a DOJ lawyer and a hardened mob hitman, both fed up with the corrupt institutions around them, who form a precarious alliance to convict criminal titans and save lives in the rogue origins of the Witness Protection Program.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Medical imaging aims to save lives by helping to promptly diagnose patients and quickly determine the most effective treatments for them, which is known to help increase the likelihood of better outcomes.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
And in the end, Hayabusa2’s mission could one day save lives.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for save lives
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“Save lives.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20lives. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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