save the life of (someone)
idiom
: to stop (someone) from dying or being killed
a surgical procedure that has saved the lives of thousands of people
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Three Carpentersville police officers who used an AED device to save the life of a 40-year-old man in August 2024 are being celebrated on the Firehouse Subs Foundation website.
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
The only exceptions would be for a spontaneous miscarriage or to save the life of the pregnant woman.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 June 2025
Reed Stewart and Brayden Osborne helped save the life of an adjunct faculty member.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The film tells the story of two parents who will do anything to save the life of their terminally ill son, employing experimental nanotechnology that starts to show signs of success but at a dark cost.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 June 2025
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
The only exceptions would be for a spontaneous miscarriage or to save the life of the pregnant woman.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 June 2025
Reed Stewart and Brayden Osborne helped save the life of an adjunct faculty member.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The film tells the story of two parents who will do anything to save the life of their terminally ill son, employing experimental nanotechnology that starts to show signs of success but at a dark cost.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for save the life of (someone)
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“Save the life of (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20the%20life%20of%20%28someone%29. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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