brain-dead
- a word derived from brain death.
Example Sentences
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She must operate a control pad to manipulate the appendages of a brain-dead coma patient and take him on a cross-country trip so his mother can say goodbye and legally pull the plug on him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
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
Another team in China previously reported transplanting such a liver into a patient who had been declared brain-dead.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 5, 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
