The new jobs were an economic 'lifeline' for a city in need of help.
The radio was their 'lifeline' to the outside world.
They threw a 'lifeline' to the man overboard.
(..) You know, make contact with it yourself. I can't. Believe me, I've tried. I'm sorry, I'm just not sensing anything here. So, that's it, then? You hold out a lifeline to them and then you just throw it away? We don't like this any more than you do. We'll tell the Church about everything we've seen. (..)2016 The Conjuring 2