extricate - use in sentences

Object

  • casualty: On arrival the crews had to extricate 1 casualty from vehicle.
  • man: Using his fireman's ax and his bare hands he set to work to try to extricate the two men.
  • victim: As soon as the accident occurred he immediately ' set about to procure light to extricate the victims from their imprisonment ' .
  • female: Firefighters worked quickly to extricate the female from the vehicle.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: The vehicle was supporting considerable weight from the house superstructure, but without removing it they could not extricate the driver.
  • only: Yeltsin could only extricate his forces with the assistance of a peace negotiated by his potential rival General Lebed.

Preposition: by

  • service: One person was trapped and was extricated by the fire service.
  • personnel: The 2nd male was extricated by fire personnel using hydraulic cutting equipment.

Modifying Another Word

  • successfully: The female was successfully extricated from the vehicle and conveyed to hospital by ambulance.
  • eventually: With Dr. Beeston's assistance she was eventually extricated and brought through the tunnel on a stretcher with the plasma bottle still in position.
  • soon: During the day one of the hunters fell through the ice, but was soon extricated.

Preposition: from

  • vehicle: He also managed to reassure the driver and keep him calm despite his injuries until he could be safely extricated from the vehicle.

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