operating table
Example Sentences
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Sixteen hours after Tatum was writhing on the court against the New York Knicks, he was stretched out on O’Malley’s operating table on the West side of Manhattan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Ms Bacon was given a local anaesthetic to numb her scalp and skull and had immediate improvement in her fingers on the operating table, allowing her to play the clarinet easily.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025
When people want to get taller, they wind up on Dr. Kevin Debiparshad’s operating table for leg-lengthening surgery.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025
After his surgery, John said he could notice an improvement as soon as he woke up after spending 10 hours on the operating table.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025
It was a sign I probably hadn’t suffered brain damage during the half day on the operating table.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
