How to Use life jacket in a Sentence

life jacket

noun
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  • Children have to pass a swim test or wear a life jacket.
    — Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
  • All three tourists were wearing life jackets when they were found.
    — Fox News, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Crews found a cellphone and a life jacket onboard the boat, the release says.
    — Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com, 2 Sep. 2019
  • First-time canine swimmers are required to wear a life jacket.
    — Libby Solomon, baltimoresun.com, 29 July 2019
  • All three were wearing life jackets and there were no witnesses to the incident.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 31 July 2019
  • Five fuel canisters were left aboard the vessel, and eight life jackets had been tossed nearby.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2019
  • The center has life jackets for dogs still getting introduced to the water.
    — oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Becker said the boy was not wearing a life jacket, and neither were any of his family members.
    — oregonlive.com, 30 July 2019
  • It was not immediately known whether the brothers were wearing life jackets.
    — Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Everything is included in the price of the exploration including the canoe rental, life jackets and tour guide.
    — Valerie Bonk, baltimoresun.com, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Searchers said Allen knew how to swim and was wearing a life jacket, but the strong current was too much for her and the water was littered with tree debris that snagged her.
    — oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Allen, 37, was wearing a life jacket and knew how to swim, but the river’s current in the area was strong and filled with debris, the sheriff’s office said.
    — oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2019
  • In the picture, the Emmy winner wore a life jacket and swim shorts while holding up a bottle of his tequila brand, Santo.
    — Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
  • Becker reminded people who visit the river to use life jackets, never swim alone and remember that rivers are swift and deceptively cold, even in summer.
    — oregonlive.com, 30 July 2019
  • Investigators will examine crew training, safety records, survival factors and whether the boat had life jackets and other safety gear.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019
  • The size of the life jacket should be based on the child’s height and weight.
    — Kris Nagel, Fortune Well, 1 July 2024
  • 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
  • The survivor told the Coast Guard that no one was wearing a life jacket.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2022
  • The force of the wave had mostly knocked off his life jacket, Walton said.
    — Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • 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

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