Example Sentences

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Orderlies were clearing rubble from buildings, without sleep for days facing an insurmountable challenge.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

Orderlies posted cries for help on social media, saying they were overwhelmed.

From Reuters • Apr. 10, 2022

Orderlies from Metropolitan Hospital rushed portable incubators carrying four premature babies 70 blocks downtown to Bellevue Hospital, where they were safely plugged in.

From Time Magazine Archive

Orderlies earn $40 to $60 a month and keep.

From Time Magazine Archive

Orderlies lifted him onto a stretcher, quickly wheeled him down a hall, and transferred him to a bed.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer