save the life of (someone)

phrase

: to stop (someone) from dying or being killed
a surgical procedure that has saved the lives of thousands of people

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It’s being done to highlight the importance of CPR in cardiac emergencies — a skill that helped save the life of Bristol Rovers’ Tom Lockyer. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2026 Deputies in Florida raced to save the life of a 4-year-old child on Interstate 275 after the boy suffered a medical emergency, authorities said Sunday. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026 Body camera video shows Chamblee officers rotating in and out to keep compressions going without rest in order to save the life of a local father. — Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025 Two officers helped to save the life of a baby girl who was pinned under a car in a rollover crash Thursday on Interstate 30, Fort Worth police said in a social media post and video. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for save the life of (someone)

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“Save the life of (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20the%20life%20of%20%28someone%29. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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