rescue mission

Example Sentences

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Last Saturday, Denmark’s Arctic command forces staged a rescue mission of an American crew member who needed urgent medical attention.

From Salon

Lopez of the business improvement district said the state money would fund a crosswalk in front of the Union Rescue Mission on Skid Row, where pedestrians now resort to jaywalking and where she has witnessed accidents.

From Los Angeles Times

Dr. Kane formed a rescue mission which set off across the ice and found the men in a makeshift tent, almost dead.

From Literature

The Arctic expedition and the American rescue mission had cost a fortune.

From Literature

So focused was Handsome on the rescue mission that he didn’t even hesitate as they neared the river, even though he had nothing but bad memories of the place.

From Literature