How to Use save a life in a Sentence

save a life

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  • Such a little thing to save a life, but someone has to be there to do it.
    Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Jana runs to save a life of a foreigner who can take her far away from her home town.
    Michaela Zee, Variety, 5 Dec. 2022
  • But then that’s only $750 a year, and that can’t save a life.
    Dylan Matthews, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Because one day, your kidney could save a life, when you’re done using it.
    Jack Irvin, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The cuts were deep, akin to a doctor amputating a leg to save a life.
    Kash Shaikh, Forbes, 25 May 2021
  • The healthcare system routinely spends far more than this to save a life.
    John Lamattina, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Here are some important lightning facts and safety tips that could save a life.
    Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2021
  • But most come to share my belief that $5,000 to save a life is a bargain.
    Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Three Kentucky teenagers set out to go fishing and returned home having helped save a life.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Phillips also revealed that her brother joined in the donor effort and his kidney helped save a life.
    David K. Li, NBC news, 8 July 2026
  • That award is given to members who save a life or make an arrest of a suspect in a serious crime.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Gould said police were able to save a life and avoid anyone being seriously hurt.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Finally, consider adopting a pet to save a life and bring even more love into your home and heart.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Learning to spot the difference between early heat illness and true heat stroke can save a life.
    Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • Above all else, adopting a senior dog is an opportunity to save a life.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • It should be treated as seriously as any other decision that could save a life.
    Kelsey Piper, Vox, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The right information at the right time can save a life, make a fortune, topple a government.
    David Streitfeld, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Her graphic novel is about immigration, belonging and how art can save a life.
    Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 18 Feb. 2021
  • Having a universal blood type can save a life—either yours or someone else's—in an emergency.
    David Hampton, Verywell Health, 18 July 2023
  • Asking honest, loving questions is likelier to save a life than prompt an attempt.
    Dr. May Lau, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Which rock star helped save a life this week on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge?
    Adam Tamburin, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
  • From housing to job placement, increasing access to social services can improve or even save a life.
    Brian Castrucci, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Here are some vital things to know about children and heatstroke in automobiles - and how to possibly save a life.
    Josh Max, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • This is not the first instance where DiCaprio has made headlines for jumping into the water to save a life.
    Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com, 20 Dec. 2021
  • And in times of peace, government agents are only permitted to use lethal force to save a life immediately.
    Mary Ellen O'Connell, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
  • According to the American Heart Association, each artist has a song that can help save a life.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Edmonds and House both urged everyone to get tested for HIV, because knowing your status can save a life.
    Sony Salzman, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Rodrigo, a seventh-grader in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford school district, is learning how to save a life.
    Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Does the thing go from point A to point B fast enough to impact a patient’s life or save a life or create an important opportunity for business?
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The Compress & Shock Training is designed for the general public to learn how to help save a life during a cardiac arrest.
    Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2023

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