brain-dead
adjective
1
: characterized by brain death
2
: lacking intelligence or vitality
brain-dead fools
Examples of brain-dead in a Sentence
it seems like she's always doing some brain-dead thing or another
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After becoming the longest-serving ADA on the series, Barba resigned amidst his controversial decision to pull the plug on a brain-dead child.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 June 2026
The patient was brain-dead, and the procedure, which was performed in China, was a trial, but the organs — from a pig genetically modified to improve compatibility with human immune systems — were not immediately rejected.
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Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
7 June 2026
Vargas Arellano was in a hospital, brain-dead and comatose for a week before ICE released him, and had contracted COVID-19 at the facility, according to his family and their lawyers, who are suing GEO Group over his death.
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Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
The sinus infection had turned into a rare condition known as Pott’s puffy tumor, which left Daniel in a near brain-dead state with no movement in either eye.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 May 2026
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 June 2026
The patient was brain-dead, and the procedure, which was performed in China, was a trial, but the organs — from a pig genetically modified to improve compatibility with human immune systems — were not immediately rejected.
—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
7 June 2026
Vargas Arellano was in a hospital, brain-dead and comatose for a week before ICE released him, and had contracted COVID-19 at the facility, according to his family and their lawyers, who are suing GEO Group over his death.
—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
The sinus infection had turned into a rare condition known as Pott’s puffy tumor, which left Daniel in a near brain-dead state with no movement in either eye.
—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 May 2026
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“Brain-dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brain-dead. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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