rescue

[ˈreskjuː]

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

'rescue' example 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.