operating table
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It is warehousing usable items, from file cabinets to the operating table in the surgical theater, and will distribute them to nonprofits primarily in Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Sixteen hours after Tatum was writhing on the court against the New York Knicks, he was stretched out on O’Malley’s operating table on the West side of Manhattan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
The patient is sedated and covered up on the operating table.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
"Since both his parents are doctors, he seemed to be among the privileged group within Gaza, but as we lifted him onto the operating table, he felt much younger than 11."
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2025
It wasn’t there when I arrived this morning, so Mr. Spizz must have sneaked over when I was on the operating table.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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