stretcher

Example Sentences

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The Netherlands international received oxygen before being taken off the field on a stretcher.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

She was given medical help for about 10 minutes before being dragged off the course on a stretcher.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

After crashing 13 seconds into the downhill Vonn was airlifted off the mountain on a stretcher and later underwent surgery Sunday at a hospital in Treviso.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Previously unseen photos showing Jeffrey Epstein's body lying on a stretcher and being attended to by medics in the immediate aftermath of his death have been released by the US government.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Her fingers were loosening as they reached the lift, stepped inside and set the stretcher down.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan