gurney
Example Sentences
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Kahlo depicts two sides of herself in the masterpiece—one lying bloody on a gurney after a surgery and the other sitting up, triumphant in a red, traditional dress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
It’s said that he was dictating more criticism on the gurney that carried him to his final operation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Footage shared on social media showed a shirtless Pearsall being walked to an ambulance by paramedics and sitting on a gurney as he held a shirt to his chest.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2024
I watched him being wheeled away until the gurney was out of sight.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2024
Finn shifted on the gurney, trying to ignore the sting of his cuts and scrapes, and the dull ache that bloomed in his chest with every beat of his heart.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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