Example Sentences

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An ambulance rushed him to the hospital, where he was declared brain-dead because of an aneurysm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

In Georgia, a pregnant woman who has been declared brain-dead is being kept on life support until her baby can be delivered.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2025

“He said it was the most brain-dead job in the world.”

From Slate • Oct. 26, 2024

She was declared brain-dead on May 20 and removed from life support four days later; her organs were donated after she died.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024

But she’s always talking about how brain-dead our school is, and how we have zero spirit and never get involved the way other middle schools do.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman