Get to know Lifeline better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like line or wrinkle.
Lifeline meaning
- A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.
- A source of salvation in a crisis.
- A means or route for transporting indispensable supplies.
Using Lifeline
- The main meaning on this page is: A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling. | A source of salvation in a crisis. | A means or route for transporting indispensable supplies.
- Useful related words include: line, line of life, life line, wrinkle.
- In the example corpus, lifeline often appears in combinations such as: lifeline for, lifeline to, the lifeline.
Context around Lifeline
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lifeline
- In this selection, "lifeline" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, better, question, new, service and thursday stand out and add context to how "lifeline" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 30 billion lifeline thursday and 5bn energy lifeline and slash. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lifeline" sits close to words such as amino, bce and booming, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lifeline
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Campus jobs are a lifeline for these CSU students. (9 words)
Aid has become a lifeline for terrorist groups, enabling their deadly attacks. (12 words)
After almost five years, Mike was given a ‘lifeline’ after being offered an ileostomy. (14 words)
She is the likely Democratic nominee who will become a lifeline for us all, for progress itself, and if being of color makes her a better lifeline, that’s a plus. (31 words)
Before Brian died, the Neuromuscular Centre in Winsford was a ‘lifeline’ and Karen is now hoping to raise £20,000 to support the centre by journeying around Scotland in a campervan. (31 words)
But just when it seemed that Saints would cruise through, Charlie Patino and Blackpool broke down the other end and fired past Willy Caballero to give the visitors a lifeline. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
She is the likely Democratic nominee who will become a lifeline for us all, for progress itself, and if being of color makes her a better lifeline, that’s a plus.
Except for the first three seasons of the "Jump the Question" lifeline's use, each lifeline can only be used once.
A charity's collapse after 28 years caused dismay, but a new lifeline service has emerged.
After almost five years, Mike was given a ‘lifeline’ after being offered an ileostomy.
A funding lifeline was secured to extend that deadline but a first bid to find a new operator failed.
Aid has become a lifeline for terrorist groups, enabling their deadly attacks.
A Jack Grealish handball in the box gave them the lifeline and Bruno Fernandes slotted home from the penalty spot under immense pressure.
All give their time to run food banks, food hubs, pantries, breakfast clubs and kitchens - which are a lifeline to thousands hit by high food, energy and living costs.
A near-fatality was San Francisco-based First Republic Bank, which was rescued after 11 major financial institutions threw it a $30 billion lifeline Thursday.
A new heat pump rollout looks set to hand UK households a £1.5bn energy lifeline and slash bills.
Apropos, ‘Can Railways change track in 2024’, (December 29), Railways are called the country’s lifeline as it bind the country’s economic life.
As the match entered its closing stages, however, Nelson Semedo robbed Zinchenko to tee up Cunha for a lifeline.
As the subject has closely touched both women, they are passionate about making a difference and will support Lifeline which is Australia’s largest suicide prevention service.
Before Brian died, the Neuromuscular Centre in Winsford was a ‘lifeline’ and Karen is now hoping to raise £20,000 to support the centre by journeying around Scotland in a campervan.
Both generate about $2.4 million, so it’s our lifeline for the county,” Scott County Commissioner Donnie Kiefer said.
But just when it seemed that Saints would cruise through, Charlie Patino and Blackpool broke down the other end and fired past Willy Caballero to give the visitors a lifeline.
Campus jobs are a lifeline for these CSU students.
Care minister Helen Whately said: “Volunteers can be a lifeline for people needing support.
Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba has urged Romelu Lukaku to call him after the striker was handed a lifeline by manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Cinderford gave themselves a lifeline when Tom Knight got on the end of an unstoppable driving maul to score a try, which Winfield converted.
Common combinations with lifeline
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lifeline for 46×
- lifeline to 20×
- the lifeline 14×
- lifeline and 9×
- crisis lifeline 8×
- are lifeline 7×
- be lifeline 7×
- lifeline at 6×
- provide lifeline 6×
- as lifeline 6×