comatose
adjective
co·ma·tose
ˈkō-mə-ˌtōs 
ˈkä-
ˈkä-
Examples of comatose in a Sentence
She lay in a comatose state.
the city's downtown has been comatose for years
Recent Examples on the Web
Navalny was airlifted from the Siberian city of Omsk and arrived comatose at a hospital in Berlin.
—
Anna Chernova, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
Why: In any water that’s below 55 degrees, flatheads are pretty comatose.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024
Working in her favor are a comatose mother-in-law (Carol Burnett), a hippie feminist trying to raise her consciousness (Laura Dern) and a gay shopkeeper (Dominic Burgess).
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
Only 10% who are comatose on admission, as Byous was, survive.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
In one last truly evil coup de grâce, it's revealed that the person he's been telling his story to since the film's opening moments is the comatose body of Elspeth Catton (Rosamund Pike).
—EW.com, 21 Nov. 2023
But despite being killed off in a car crash, Dempsey shockingly returned for several episodes in season 17, appearing in a dream sequence on a beach as a comatose Meredith fought COVID-19.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Nov. 2023
Advertisement Warmbier was released to the United States while comatose in June 2017.
—Kelly Kasulis Cho, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
The new technique, transplant surgeons say, significantly expands the potential pool to patients who are comatose but not brain dead, and whose families have withdrawn life support because there is little chance of recovery.
—Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
Anna Chernova, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
Why: In any water that’s below 55 degrees, flatheads are pretty comatose.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024
Working in her favor are a comatose mother-in-law (Carol Burnett), a hippie feminist trying to raise her consciousness (Laura Dern) and a gay shopkeeper (Dominic Burgess).
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
Only 10% who are comatose on admission, as Byous was, survive.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
In one last truly evil coup de grâce, it's revealed that the person he's been telling his story to since the film's opening moments is the comatose body of Elspeth Catton (Rosamund Pike).
—EW.com, 21 Nov. 2023
But despite being killed off in a car crash, Dempsey shockingly returned for several episodes in season 17, appearing in a dream sequence on a beach as a comatose Meredith fought COVID-19.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Nov. 2023
Advertisement Warmbier was released to the United States while comatose in June 2017.
—Kelly Kasulis Cho, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
The new technique, transplant surgeons say, significantly expands the potential pool to patients who are comatose but not brain dead, and whose families have withdrawn life support because there is little chance of recovery.
—Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
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“Comatose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comatose. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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comatose
adjective
co·ma·tose
ˈkō-mə-ˌtōs
ˈkäm-ə-
ˈkäm-ə-
: of, resembling, or affected with coma
a comatose patient
a comatose condition
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