operating room
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of operating room
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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The team was about to take her to the operating room when he was finally able to detach it.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
Yet because of their uncommon family structure, it wasn’t until just minutes before the obstetrician cut into her belly that the father of her child got permission to go with her into the operating room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
The most powerful treatment is not found in a prescription bottle or an operating room.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2026
Mills would wake up in an operating room, where a Russian surgeon stood over him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
In the operating room, the doctors are debating what music to play, just like we were in the car this morning.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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