brain-damaged
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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She survived and was returned to England; Sydney cared for her brain-damaged daughter until Unity’s death in 1948.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Would she say she’s brain-damaged because of phones?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025
Reagan, 28, from Yate, near Bristol, gave birth to Alessi in September 2020 and following complications during delivery, her baby was brain-damaged and is unable to walk, talk, swallow, or even cry.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025
“A Personal Matter,” published a year later, is the story of a father coming to terms through darkness and pain with the birth of a brain-damaged son.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
There was a moment’s pause as my tablemates stared at me, not mute, not brain-damaged, able to recall the name of an opera.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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