Examples of 'save his own skin' in a sentence

Meaning of "save his own skin"

This phrase means to prioritize one's own safety or well-being over others', especially in a difficult or risky situation. It implies that someone is willing to do whatever it takes, even if it involves betraying or abandoning others, in order to protect themselves

How to use "save his own skin" in a sentence

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save his own skin
Maybe that to save his own skin.
So save his own skin which would bring down.
Say anything to save his own skin.
I have found Müntze to be a liar who will say anything to save his own skin.
Hang anyone to save his own skin.
Valken is a character in search of the truth in order to save his own skin.
He kills to save his own skin.
I am not the one threatening to turn in other vampires to save his own skin.
He managed to save his own skin.
Hollós dragged him into his shady dealings just to save his own skin.
Trying to save his own skin.
Your boss is going to indict me to save his own skin.
He wants to save his own skin more than anything.
All he wanted was to save his own skin.
He thinks he can save his own skin by using the crystal to kill me.

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He could be trying to save his own skin.
Keller was trying to save his own skin from the espionage investigation in two ways.
Claudius is sacrificing us to save his own skin.
He might decide to save his own skin and implicate you in the murder.
I think he would prefer to save his own skin.
Al-Tusi managed to both save his own skin and satisfy his scientific ambition.
He turned informer on me then to save his own skin.
And feels the need to save his own skin by corroborating the story.
He could be pointing the finger to save his own skin.
He's tryin' to save his own skin by cuttin' a deal.
He would say anything to save his own skin.
A man like that would save his own skin first . You think so?
Or he could just be changing sides to save his own skin.
Do anything to save his own skin.
I have found Miintze to be a liar who will say anything to save his own skin.
He wanted to save his own skin.
Something tells me Carlos is yanking our chain just to save his own skin.
So he could save his own skin.
Nash gave evidence against Mason in order to save his own skin.
He 's out to save his own skin.
He will sing like a canary on The X Factor to save his own skin.
Tom is trying to save his own skin.
Because Jack had used the Friday Nighters to save his own skin.
Locked them in to save his own skin.
As it is, it only appears that he is trying to save his own skin.
Everyone is out to save his own skin.
Overcome by terror, the King hatches a plan to save his own skin.
He died trying to save his own skin.
I consider Müntze a liar, who will do anything to save his own skin.
He did it to save his own skin.
I consider Müntze a liar, who will say anything to save his own skin.
He does it to save his own skin.
Why are not you understanding this, Major? Who might be trying to save his own skin.
A man like that would save his own skin first.
He will turn us against each other to save his own skin.

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