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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Innovations that could save lives end up shelved, stalled or siloed.
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Aman Gupta, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In addition, the technology could be used to save lives aboard submarines and at remote Arctic bases.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
Your daily efforts—often unseen—save lives.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Here's how medical staff rushed to save lives, at times even risking their own wellbeing.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
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Aman Gupta, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In addition, the technology could be used to save lives aboard submarines and at remote Arctic bases.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
Your daily efforts—often unseen—save lives.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Here's how medical staff rushed to save lives, at times even risking their own wellbeing.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 Aug. 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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