rescue

[ˈreskjuː]

Definition:
1. Recovery or preservation from loss or danger.
2. Free from harm or evil.
3. Take forcibly from legal custody.

Use 'rescue' in a sentence:

• 1. He determined to rescue his two countrymen.
• 2. A yachtsman got into trouble off the coast and had to be rescued.
• 3. The 23-year-old's screams alerted a passerby who went to her rescue.
• 4. Every type of boat was pressed into service to rescue passengers from the sinking ferry.
• 5. His daring rescue saved the lives of the youngsters.
• 6. He rescued a child from drowning.
• 7. Rescue workers fought to get to victims inside the inferno.
• 8. Debris and fallen rock are impeding the progress of the rescue workers.
• 9. He had attempted to rescue the drowning man.
• 10. The house was rescued from demolition.
• 11. Firefighters burst the door open and rescued them.
• 12. We diverted a plane to rescue 100 passengers.
• 13. They were eventually rescued by helicopter.
• 14. She was rescued from a watery grave.
• 15. They climbed onto the upturned hull and waited to be rescued.
• 16. An alpine search and rescue team found Lancaster the day after he disappeared.
• 17. Rescue services have been working round the clock to free stranded motorists.
• 18. Ten fishermen were saved in a daring sea rescue.
• 19. The bad weather hampered rescue operations.
• 20. A helicopter was scrambled to help rescue three young climbers.
• 21. She moved swiftly to the rescue.
• 22. Rescue teams are using thermal imaging to locate survivors of the earthquake.
• 23. Survivors waited for the rescue boats, dazed and frightened.
• 24. With the help of a ladder, neighbours were able to rescue the children from the blaze.
• 25. Mercifully, a friend came to the rescue.
• 26. Two children were rescued from the burning car.
• 27. Volunteers formed a human chain to rescue precious items from the burning house.
• 28. Rescue crews had scoured an area of 30 square miles.
• 29. Rescue planes are trying to locate the missing sailors.
• 30. Could nothing be rescued from the wreckage of her dreams?
• 31. They were rescued by a passing cruise ship.
• 32. A major air-sea rescue is under way.
• 33. We had given up hope of rescue.
• 34. The rescue helicopter made another sweep over the bay.
• 35. Rescue workers tried to free him by cutting away part of the car.
• 36. The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather.
• 37. The exhausted climbers were rescued by helicopter.
• 38. People rushed to her rescue and picked her up.
• 39. A wealthy benefactor came to their rescue with a generous donation.
• 40. She had despaired of ever being rescued alive.
• 41. An air force spokesman said the rescue operation was a race against time.
• 42. A spokesman said the rescue operation was a race against time.
• 43. You rescued me from an embarrassing situation.
• 44. The strain was beginning to tell on the rescue team.
• 45. The climbers face certain death if the rescue today is unsuccessful.
• 46. The story concerns the prince's efforts to rescue Pamina.
• 47. The rescue operation began on Friday afternoon.