stretcher
Example Sentences
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Moore says he used a stretcher, borrowed from another funeral service, to collect a body from a local nursing home.
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
Two attendants, pursued by a pack of photographers, hurried past with their heads bent against the rain and a stretcher between them.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
