operating room

Example Sentences

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The team was about to take her to the operating room when he was finally able to detach it.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

The most powerful treatment is not found in a prescription bottle or an operating room.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

While a torn ACL typically sends athletes straight to the operating room, Vonn said surgery was not a discussion.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Mills would wake up in an operating room, where a Russian surgeon stood over him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

“Ten,” I say, looking past the anesthesiologist to the operating room wall, my eyes landing on a shape that’s oddly familiar.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott