stretcher

Example Sentences

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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

Several of the photos show Epstein lying on a stretcher while medics attempt to resuscitate him.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

An ambulance has pulled up to the curb, and one uniformed paramedic is pulling a stretcher out of the back of the vehicle while another is bent over Max, taking my place.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi