stretcher

Example Sentences

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“We thought maybe they came and there’s a stretcher and they took her out the back but her phone was there, her purse was there, all her things and it just didn’t make any sense.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The Netherlands international received oxygen before being taken off the field on a stretcher.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Canada's Cassie Sharpe, the 2018 Olympic champion and 2022 silver medallist, qualified third after her first run, but was taken away on a stretcher after a heavy crash on her second.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Sharpe was given medical help for about 10 minutes before she was dragged off the course on a stretcher.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Room 22 is just big enough to accommodate the stretcher.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini