iron lung

Example Sentences

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Lane spent the next several months in an iron lung.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

As his confidence and strength grew, he was able to spend increasingly longer periods out of the iron lung.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

That led his parents to make the brave decision to take him and his iron lung home, to live out his days in peace.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

"He needed a unique type of care. Not even professionals are trained to take care of a quadriplegic in an iron lung," says Philip of the huge responsibility that came with supporting his brother.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

Cordelia in an iron lung, then, being breathed, as an accor- dian is played.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood