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

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 • 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

They tried to take Mareth on a stretcher, but he brushed them off and insisted on helping to carry his bat inside.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins