How to Use life jacket in a Sentence

life jacket

noun
  • The size of the life jacket should be based on the child’s height and weight.
    Kris Nagel, Fortune Well, 1 July 2024
  • Some of the men pitched into the ocean had no life jackets.
    Bill Leukhardt, Courant Community, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The woman was able to grab a life jacket from the canoe and swim to shore.
    Nicole Blanchard, idahostatesman, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Her partner grabbed a life jacket and jumped in to try to save her.
    Vanessa Arredondo, SFChronicle.com, 11 Oct. 2020
  • Look for a life jacket with strong grab handles at the top of the jacket.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Wearing a life jacket does not have to be a chore, though.
    Joe Jackson, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The 6-year-old child fell out of the boat and started drifting away in his life jacket.
    al, 7 May 2022
  • Children have to pass a swim test or wear a life jacket.
    Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The survivor told the Coast Guard that no one was wearing a life jacket.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2022
  • The woman was able to grab a life jacket from the canoe and swim to safety.
    Nicole Blanchard, idahostatesman, 15 May 2018
  • Plus, they were equipped with old-fashioned life jackets on the dance floor.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 May 2018
  • The force of the wave had mostly knocked off his life jacket, Walton said.
    Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Dogs ride for free, and life jackets are available for dogs of all sizes.
    John S. Marshall, Houston Chronicle, 29 Dec. 2017
  • The three were not wearing life jackets at the time of the crash, reported CNN.
    Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Crews found a cellphone and a life jacket onboard the boat, the release says.
    Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com, 2 Sep. 2019
  • Enjoy your float down the river, and keep that life jacket on to stay safe.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2020
  • This was the first time Krumenaker wore a life jacket on a ski trip.
    Dan Egan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021
  • People have drowned on the river in the past, and most of them were not wearing life jackets.
    Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2018
  • Dysart grabbed a life jacket and headed for the only exit, a door at the rear of the vessel.
    CBS News, 6 Apr. 2018
  • An adult life jacket, believed to be the one provided to Rivera, was still on the boat.
    Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2020
  • Mullin said the man was conscious the entire time and was wearing a life jacket.
    BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2021
  • The life jacket is made for kids weighing between 50 and 90 pounds.
    Outdoor Life, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Rescuers gave him a life jacket and set up a rope system to lift him out.
    Amanda Jackson, CNN, 29 June 2020
  • Warner, who was not wearing a life jacket, is the sixth boater to die in the Northeast in May, the Coast Guard said in a tweet.
    BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2021
  • Deputies said Philip Gray was not wearing a life jacket when his kayak rolled.
    oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2020
  • When the boat was not returned on time, staff found it on the north side of the lake with Josey sleeping in his life jacket on board.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2022
  • Savaria was not wearing a life jacket, the release said.
    Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2023
  • Videos from the beach show the pangas and an array of life jackets littering the sand of Black's Beach.
    Brandon Livesay, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Deputies said none of the rafters had life jackets on, even though the flotation devices were onboard.
    Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 25 June 2024
  • Both girls were wearing life jackets but were knocked unconscious when they were thrown into the water upon impact, the post added.
    Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024

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