How to Use wheelchair in a Sentence

wheelchair

noun
  • He was in a wheelchair for several months after the accident.
  • He is whisked away in a wheelchair to a room to sleep it off.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Spinal stenosis keeps him in a wheelchair most of the time.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
  • There are also wheelchair lifts at all of the hot tubs and pools.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Paths are stony so not suitable for wheelchair users.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Many, like this woman, need to use a wheelchair to get around.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 5 June 2024
  • She had been confined to a wheelchair.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Hill was first put on a cart and then taken off the field in a wheelchair.
    — Mark Didtler, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Sep. 2021
  • He was confined to a wheelchair.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Growing up, you might have been told not to stare at the guy in the wheelchair.
    — John Hendrickson, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The next day, the idea to build wheelchair ramps for the victims came to his mind.
    — Samantha Hendrickson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2021
  • The victim needs his wheelchair to get around but was still able to climb up the stairs.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
  • One sits in a wheelchair after losing both legs in the war.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
  • One of them is an older woman in a wheelchair.
    — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Tatum was then taken back to the locker room in a wheelchair.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 May 2025
  • 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
  • And Josh is sitting in a wheelchair, slumped over.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Most of the figures are on foot; one is seated in a wheelchair.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
  • She was then taken to the locker room in a wheelchair.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Some use wheelchairs; others may be blind or have Autism.
    — Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • She’s confined to a wheelchair.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • He was brought into court in a wheelchair with leg injuries.
    — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • One trail is wheelchair-friendly.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
  • There are also slide-in wheelchair models with space for grab bars.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The woman lay on her bed, a wheelchair nearby.
    — Cory Trenda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Many of the restaurants are on the ground floor and can be accessed by wheelchair.
    — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2026
  • For a wheelchair user, a mountain bike isn’t just fun.
    — Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The 20-year-old is non-verbal and bound to a wheelchair.
    — Chris Papst, Baltimore Sun, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The pope, seated in a wheelchair, waved from the balcony and smiled.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • 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

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