How to Use wheelchair in a Sentence

wheelchair

noun

• He was in a wheelchair for several months after the accident.
• The actor, 63, was in a wheelchair for the portion of the show.
  — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 30 June 2024
• The driver of the truck then ran over the man and his wheelchair, skipped a curb and fled the scene.
  — Paul Best, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2022
• Evan Edwards was wheeled out of the house in a wheelchair.
  — Stephanie Gosk, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2022
• Growing up, you might have been told not to stare at the guy in the wheelchair.
  — John Hendrickson, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2023
• There are also wheelchair lifts at all of the hot tubs and pools.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2023
• Then the fella comes by in the wheelchair and gives the camera the finger.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2022
• While riding the bus, the student was secured in her wheelchair at the back of the bus.
  — Suzanne Russell, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
• Helen Scott sat in a wheelchair in the back of the chamber and smiled back at him.
  — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
• On the side of the house, near a wheelchair, there’s a black Lincoln pickup.
  — jsonline.com, 16 Nov. 2022
• The woman was secured in a wheelchair at the time of the crash, State Police said.
  — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
• The woman doesn’t reach down to get the child or move her arms, which seem to be affixed to the arms of the wheelchair.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2023
• The well-wishers stooped to kiss Ahed in her wheelchair and thank God for her health.
  — Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024
• The school also has a wheelchair lift in one section of the building.
  — Asia Fields, ProPublica, 15 Dec. 2023
• Most of the figures are on foot; one is seated in a wheelchair.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
• Many, like this woman, need to use a wheelchair to get around.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 5 June 2024
• The 16-year-old, who is in a wheelchair, was trackside and in the Winner’s Circle with the horse.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2022
• At the front, among those setting the pace, Julia could make out a man in a wheelchair.
  — Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2024
• The Blaze is self-guided and open to all ages, with strollers and wheelchairs both welcome.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2023
• Browne, who didn't put any weight on her leg, was taken off the court in a wheelchair.
  — Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Mar. 2023
• But the shelter didn’t have any beds available, just a wheelchair.
  — Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2022
• The injured person was wheeled off the plane in a wheelchair, the passenger said.
  — Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2023
• Officers later took him out of the wheelchair, placed him on the floor of a cell and handcuffed him.
  — Dave Collins, ajc, 29 June 2023
• The former movie mogul, 72, appeared in court in a wheelchair, wearing a black suit and tie.
  — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
• Danielle [Perez, actor] was in a wheelchair and was one of the casting directors in the short film.
  — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
• The only caveat is that the last 75 feet are steep enough that a wheelchair would need assistance.
  — Chris Van Leuven, Outside Online, 19 Oct. 2022
• Now, Osama struggles to find the will to leave his hospital bed, even in a wheelchair.
  — Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
• My new friend has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 8 Feb. 2023
• The agency gave Dreaming Bear a hospital bed, an electric wheelchair and pays his daughter $17 an hour for 13 hours of caretaking work a week.
  — Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
• Patrick also interviewed Marissa Bode, who plays Elphaba's sister Nessarose and is the first wheelchair user in the musical’s 21-year history to be cast in the key role.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024