Examples of cerebrovascular accident in a Sentence
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According to her death certificate, White died from a cerebrovascular accident, which is more commonly known as a stroke.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Commonly known as a stroke, a cerebrovascular accident is the loss of blood flow to part of the brain.
—Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 21 Jan. 2022
The official cause of death listed on the Los Angeles County document obtained by CNN is cerebrovascular accident, the medical term for a stroke, when blood flow to the brain is blocked causing impairment due to lack of oxygen.
—Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 10 Jan. 2022
The certificate states that the 99-year-old actress died as the result of a cerebrovascular accident, the medical term for a stroke.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 10 Jan. 2022
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health document notes that White had a cerebrovascular accident (which is the medical term for a stroke) six days before her December 31 death.
—Vulture, 10 Jan. 2022
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Commonly known as a stroke, a cerebrovascular accident is the loss of blood flow to part of the brain.
—Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 21 Jan. 2022
The official cause of death listed on the Los Angeles County document obtained by CNN is cerebrovascular accident, the medical term for a stroke, when blood flow to the brain is blocked causing impairment due to lack of oxygen.
—Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 10 Jan. 2022
The certificate states that the 99-year-old actress died as the result of a cerebrovascular accident, the medical term for a stroke.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 10 Jan. 2022
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health document notes that White had a cerebrovascular accident (which is the medical term for a stroke) six days before her December 31 death.
—Vulture, 10 Jan. 2022
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“Cerebrovascular accident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cerebrovascular%20accident. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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