save the life of (someone)
idiom
: to stop (someone) from dying or being killed
a surgical procedure that has saved the lives of thousands of people
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Florida’s law has exceptions, including to save the life of a pregnant woman or prevent irreversible impairment of bodily functions.
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Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 25 July 2025
First responders in Costa Rica managed to revive a second swimmer in distress on Sunday using CPR, but were unable to save the life of The Cosby Show star Malcolm-Jamal Warner, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
Miller and his group must save the life of Private James Ryan, whose brothers have been killed in action.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Three Carpentersville police officers who used an AED device to save the life of a 40-year-old man in August 2024 are being celebrated on the Firehouse Subs Foundation website.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
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Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 25 July 2025
First responders in Costa Rica managed to revive a second swimmer in distress on Sunday using CPR, but were unable to save the life of The Cosby Show star Malcolm-Jamal Warner, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
Miller and his group must save the life of Private James Ryan, whose brothers have been killed in action.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Three Carpentersville police officers who used an AED device to save the life of a 40-year-old man in August 2024 are being celebrated on the Firehouse Subs Foundation website.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
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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 19 Aug. 2025.
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