How to Use stretcher in a Sentence

stretcher

1 of 2 noun
  • They carried her out to the ambulance on a stretcher.
  • The discovery of part of a stretcher in the grave is evocative.
    Michael E. Ruane, Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2023
  • Video from the evening showed a man in a red shirt being carried out of the venue on a stretcher.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2023
  • In one frame, the video pans to a woman being wheeled away on a stretcher.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The workers put her on a stretcher and lowered her to the street using a crane.
    Safak Timur, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The video shows a woman being wheeled away on a stretcher.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • People ran to the beach, carried it on a piece of driftwood like a stretcher, and brought it back to the ocean.
    Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2022
  • When all the pieces are in place — which could take two years — Lolita will be placed on a stretcher.
    Gene Johnson, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Rescuers put the dog in a bag on a stretcher and carried the pet down the mountain, the team said in a statement.
    Jack Guy, CNN, 16 May 2023
  • All four were seen lying on stretchers placed on the floor in an overfilled room.
    Nectar Gan, CNN, 22 Oct. 2023
  • After he was shot through the lung, one of the men carrying him off on the stretcher was killed by a shot through the back of his head.
    Thomas Meaney, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2023
  • Bloody stretchers leaned against the wall at the entrance, and soldiers were hunkered down under the trees.
    Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • He was left slumped to the ground in handcuffs, and 23 minutes passed before a stretcher arrived at the scene.
    Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 29 Jan. 2023
  • The moose was tranquilized and removed from the house on a stretcher, revived and set free.
    CBS News, 23 Nov. 2022
  • When all the pieces are in place — which could take two years — and Lolita is deemed healthy enough to move, she will be put on a stretcher.
    Gene Johnson, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
  • She was then seen being carried out of the station on a stretcher.
    Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • Glue carpet tack strips to the canvas stretchers, then hammer the strips onto the frame.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • At least one person was lifted from the wreckage in a stretcher.
    Michael Goldberg and Rogelio Solis, Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2023
  • The bodies of young men were brought out one-by-one, each tightly tied to a stretcher, with some wrapped in the flags of their armed factions.
    Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 7 July 2023
  • He was carried out of the house unconscious on a stretcher and spent the night in the hospital, the lawsuit states.
    Lisa Rathke, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The fan, who was wearing a Phillies jersey, was placed on a backboard and taken out on a stretcher and cart.
    Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
  • The two later used a makeshift stretcher to securely carry the skull.
    David Chiu, Peoplemag, 11 Dec. 2023
  • In the morgue, a woman draped herself over the stretcher where her dead husband and child lay among at least nine bodies.
    Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Your selfish actions could cause the passenger to be carried out of the plane on a stretcher.
    Christopher Elliott, Dallas News, 31 May 2023
  • The doctors unzipped the bag, plunged their hands into the icy water, and eased her onto a dry stretcher.
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The calf was brought ashore on a stretcher and taken to a vet who determined the young dolphin was too weak to survive, the group said.
    Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The team secured the dog in a warm sleeping bag-like carrier and placed the entire package on a stretcher.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
  • The men and women arrive on stretchers flanked by an agent in the telltale green uniform of the U.S. Border Patrol.
    Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The stretchers were normal for returning long-duration station fliers and all four appeared healthy and in good spirits.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Facundo Farias left with an apparent knee injury, and needed to be carried off on a stretcher just before the 70th minute of action.
    Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
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stretcher

2 of 2 verb
  • Smith-Schuster stood over Burfict, who would have to be stretchered off the field.
    Andrew Joseph, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2017
  • Feddal, who only joined Betis from Alaves in the close season, had to be stretchered off in the 52nd minute.
    Afp, chicagotribune.com, 3 Feb. 2018
  • Camila was hurt in the 32nd minute of the regular season finale and was stretchered off the field.
    Alicia Delgallo, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2017
  • The Uruguayan was stretchered off the pitch after going down during the Tigers' 3-2 loss to Wolves on Tuesday.
    SI.com, 17 Aug. 2017
  • Midfielder Diego Chara was then stretchered off the field after breaking the fifth metatarsal bone in his foot at the end of the first half.
    OregonLive.com, 31 Oct. 2017
  • James was stretchered off the field with a neck injury in the second quarter of Auburn’s 24-10 win over Mercer two weeks ago.
    Justin Ferguson, ajc, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Aguilar was injured in the first half of Colombia's 3-0 victory over Poland last Sunday in Kazan and had to be stretchered off the field.
    Houston Chronicle, 27 June 2018
  • Defender John Brooks was stretchered off the field, hand over his face, in the 69th due to dehydration.
    Ronald Blum, Orange County Register, 24 Mar. 2017
  • Sebastian Larsson of Sweden is stretchered off after a blow to the head.
    Andrew Keh and James Wagner, New York Times, 28 June 2018
  • He was eventually stretchered of the pitch, leaving the Gunners fearing the worst.
    SI.com, 4 May 2018
  • The 25-year-old Daly was stretchered off the field and taken to a hospital, where the team said she was being treated for heat illness.
    Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 27 May 2017
  • Crowd stunned in silence as Japan's Yuto Totsuka is hurt in the halfpipe, about to be stretchered out.
    Tess Koman, Cosmopolitan, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Backes, with a substantial record of concussions, promptly made his way to the dressing room when Sabourin was stretchered off the ice.
    BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2019
  • The home fans' jubilance was swiftly cut short, as Mooy was stretchered off after picking up a knee injury.
    SI.com, 11 Feb. 2018
  • A wounded person is stretchered away from a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday, June 14.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 21 June 2017
  • There were more concerns over a head injury as Georgia scrum half Gela Aprasidze was stretchered off after clashing heads with his teammate.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 11 Oct. 2019
  • Ederson was stretchered from the pitch with an oxygen mask and needed several stitches to close a facial wound.
    SI.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • In the span of just 90 minutes, an already injury-riddled Timbers team saw their third string right back stretchered off the field, had two players sent off and were routed by one of the worst teams in MLS.
    Jamie Goldberg, OregonLive.com, 19 July 2017
  • Juan Foyth was stretchered off in the second half against Bayern Munich, with fears of a serious ankle injury for the defender.
    SI.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • The striker’s follow through resulted in McCarthy writhing around in agony on the turf, Rondon in tears for his part in the incident and the Blues’ medical team stretchering him off the field.
    SI.com, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Winston Reid has been stretchered off for West Ham after falling awkwardly.
    SI.com, 3 Mar. 2018
  • Oyarzabal suffered an injury after 54 minutes and had to be stretchered off.
    SI.com, 23 June 2019
  • Maupay was on hand to stick the rebound in before Lloris was stretchered off, having received oxygen before being carried down the tunnel.
    SI.com, 5 Oct. 2019
  • When he was stretchered to an ambulance, paramedics discerned a faltering heartbeat.
    Doug Bock Clark, GQ, 25 Sep. 2017
  • To make matters worse for Portland, midfielder Lindsey Horan -- the 2018 league most valuable player -- was stretchered off the field after a collision late in the second half.
    oregonlive, 29 Sep. 2019
  • French striker Yann Karamoh missed two golden chances in front of goal with the hosts losing midfielder Roberto Gagliardini who was stretchered off in the first half with a suspected hamstring problem.
    Emmeline Moore, chicagotribune.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • The Arsenal captain was stretchered off in the opening exchanges of his side's 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid on Thursday evening after a somewhat innocuous off-the-ball turn led to the defender being unable to carry on.
    SI.com, 4 May 2018
  • Mbappe, already bleeding from his head from an earlier challenge, had to be stretchered off and replaced by Julian Draxler after being flattened by some strong goalkeeping from Portuguese Lopes.
    Jed Court/afp, chicagotribune.com, 21 Jan. 2018
  • The fierce defenseman who was stretchered off the ice at the United Center with a dislocated right ankle but returned to celebrate on crutches will lead a team capable of winning back-to-back championships.
    Mike Chambers, The Denver Post, 15 June 2017
  • One player, Orlando Pride midfielder Camila, was stretchered off and her status was unclear Saturday.
    Tim Nash, OrlandoSentinel.com, 1 Oct. 2017

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