stretcher
Example Sentences
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Two men, who came to retrieve the stretcher, saw inside Legacy's premises.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
He sustained a leg injury during a collision with Tom Wilson and was taken off the ice on a stretcher late in Switzerland’s loss to Canada at the Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 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
In the footage, an elderly grey-haired man struggles to descend a flight of stairs from a plane and is then placed on a stretcher, where he lies shivering.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
He sent his assistant off at once with a stretcher.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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