save lives
idiom
: to stop people from dying or being killed
If you donate blood, you might save a life.
The use of seat belts can save lives.
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Vaccination campaigns save lives during outbreaks of deadly viruses.
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Dr. Josh Green, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Most of us aren’t using AI to save lives faster and better.
—Tressie McMillan Cottom, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
As for Killinger, the teen had a message for Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin — whose own efforts to save lives helped his family.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
ProPublica parsed through the language and ran it by six legal experts and six doctors to assess how likely the legislation is to save lives.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2025
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Dr. Josh Green, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Most of us aren’t using AI to save lives faster and better.
—Tressie McMillan Cottom, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
As for Killinger, the teen had a message for Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin — whose own efforts to save lives helped his family.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
ProPublica parsed through the language and ran it by six legal experts and six doctors to assess how likely the legislation is to save lives.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for save lives
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“Save lives.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20lives. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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