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

Vonn was eventually strapped into a stretcher and winched into the air by a rescue helicopter as the crowd applauded.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

“Is there something we can use as a small stretcher? I don’t want to hurt him worse by carrying him upstairs myself.”

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks