How to Use save lives in a Sentence

save lives

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  • As the doctors race to try to save lives, the chaos presses in.
    — Samar Abu Elouf, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • To be fair, the flood warnings, which have been in place since 2018, save lives, as Google points out.
    — Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 13 Feb. 2023
  • But Tsai remained steadfast that the rule would save lives.
    — Timmy Broderick, STAT, 3 May 2024
  • Police are trained to rush to the scene as quickly as possible to save lives.
    — Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The drug can save lives by reversing the effect of opioids.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The ease of access and convenience is helping to save lives.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Kelsey wondered if this ancient trait could be harnessed to save lives in new ways.
    — C.j. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
  • As extreme heat becomes more common, ERs turn to body bags to save lives.
    — Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 14 July 2023
  • There is, to be clear, no evidence that care robots can save lives.
    — Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Hopefully this summit will help prepare ships, and save lives in the process.
    — Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 June 2024
  • Uzi would try to save lives, just like his favorite superhero.
    — Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News, 24 May 2023
  • And to advance faster – to end the war sooner and save lives, the view here holds – requires even faster deliveries.
    — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Kendra Loney, a spokesperson with Metro Fire, said rescue crews responded and tried to save lives.
    — Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
  • But awareness and resolve to save our planet, to save lives and livelihoods, has never been stronger.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2023
  • That same impulse to help save lives is what keeps Father Myron constantly on the move.
    — John Ismay Natalie Keyssar, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Mc Intyre said the rare condition needs to be publicized to save lives.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2023
  • But as the pandemic has shown many times, having tools—like vaccines and treatments—to save lives is just the beginning.
    — Time, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Knowing when and where a hurricane could strike weeks or months in advance could save lives and billions of dollars.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
  • One rescuer was able to rescue three children from the blaze, said Chief Butch Inks, who believes crews’ rapid response time may have helped save lives.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Wood said the purpose of the bill is to prevent accidents and save lives that could be lost because of distracted drivers.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Yet Sanders still credited Moderna with helping blunt the toll of the coronavirus and save lives.
    — Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2023
  • What are other ways that mRNA technology can be used to save lives?
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Spirit of America stepped in to help, buying blankets off the shelf and getting them into Ukrainian hands in time to save lives.
    — William Reno, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2023
  • For the entirety of the opioid overdose epidemic, the U.S. has had readily available tools that are proven to save lives.
    — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 8 Mar. 2024
  • As the Disneyland Resort reels from the third such death in a year, many advocates say that such safety barriers have been shown to save lives.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • There is in fact a whole suite of non-air-conditioning interventions that can keep people cool and save lives.
    — Umair Irfan, Vox, 17 June 2024
  • Smith said the analyses are geared toward developing new protocols to save lives in the future.
    — Josh Margolin, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Halve the $10 price tag, Green maintained, and the company can save lives by giving more people access to early detection of TB.
    — Lizzy Lawrence and Ed Silverman, STAT, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Policies like extreme risk protection laws and secure storage of firearms can save lives.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 17 July 2023
  • During the ceremony, Monica Kelsey, the founder of Safe Haven boxes said the boys' legacy continues to save lives.
    — Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2024

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