brain-dead
- a word derived from brain death.
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
Picture it: the entire student body decked out in Day-Glo and beads—all except for one brain-dead pair wearing Mickey Mouse masks.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
