stretcher
Example Sentences
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“We thought maybe they came and there’s a stretcher and they took her out the back but her phone was there, her purse was there, all her things and it just didn’t make any sense.”
From Los Angeles Times
Firefighters hiked up to access the bite victim and used a special wheeled stretcher to bring her down and transport her to a hospital in stable condition, Dowd said.
From Los Angeles Times
The Netherlands international received oxygen before being taken off the field on a stretcher.
From BBC
Last of all came orderlies with stretchers between them.
From Literature
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Canada's Cassie Sharpe, the 2018 Olympic champion and 2022 silver medallist, qualified third after her first run, but was taken away on a stretcher after a heavy crash on her second.
From BBC
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