save a life
idiom
: to stop someone from dying or being killed
If you donate blood, you might save a life.
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While Narcan can save a life, 85% of opioid addicts relapse.
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Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
Anything that can slow a suicidal impulse can save a life.
—Michael Corkery Tailyr Irvine, New York Times, 10 June 2024
In effect, by taking on the responsibility to determine for everyone the amount that society should spend to save a life, economists had agreed to play the role of the philosopher-king.
—Paul Romer, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2020
In his view, carrying Narcan matched this rough, self-help spirit: On the ocean, crews needed to solve problems themselves, and with Narcan came the power to save a life.
—C.j. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
The title track from Taylor Swift's latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, can help save a life.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
But most come to share my belief that $5,000 to save a life is a bargain.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
The foundation also teaches people to use those AEDs in order to increase the number of bystanders at athletic events who are willing and able to jump in and save a life.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 22 Feb. 2024
In November, the organization held a reporters’ briefing to express the importance of having a drug called Narcan (naloxone) on hand ahead of the holidays in order to reverse opioid overdose and potentially save a life.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2023
Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
Anything that can slow a suicidal impulse can save a life.
—Michael Corkery Tailyr Irvine, New York Times, 10 June 2024
In effect, by taking on the responsibility to determine for everyone the amount that society should spend to save a life, economists had agreed to play the role of the philosopher-king.
—Paul Romer, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2020
In his view, carrying Narcan matched this rough, self-help spirit: On the ocean, crews needed to solve problems themselves, and with Narcan came the power to save a life.
—C.j. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
The title track from Taylor Swift's latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, can help save a life.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
But most come to share my belief that $5,000 to save a life is a bargain.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
The foundation also teaches people to use those AEDs in order to increase the number of bystanders at athletic events who are willing and able to jump in and save a life.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 22 Feb. 2024
In November, the organization held a reporters’ briefing to express the importance of having a drug called Narcan (naloxone) on hand ahead of the holidays in order to reverse opioid overdose and potentially save a life.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2023
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