comatose

adjective

co·ma·tose | \ ˈkō-mə-ˌtōs

, ˈkä-

Definition of comatose

1 : of, resembling, or affected with coma The patient lay comatose, sustained by respirators.

2 : characterized by lethargic inertness : torpid a comatose economy Broadway was theatrically comatose that summer.

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Examples of comatose in a Sentence

She lay in a comatose state. the city's downtown has been comatose for years

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Cyberwar has been used to terrorize individual companies and temporarily render entire governments comatose. — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, "The WIRED Guide to Cyberwar," 23 Aug. 2019 Pyongyang authorities insisted the U.S. envoy sent to retrieve the University of Virginia student sign a pledge to pay the bill before allowing Warmbier’s comatose body to return to the United States. — Fox News, "Otto Warmbier’s parents file claim for seized North Korean cargo ship as part of $500M judgment against regime," 7 July 2019 The over-under for your optimistic friend who predicted nine wins to drop into a comatose state is three games. 8. — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, "Hyde: Embrace the pain? #TrustTheTank? Rules to survive this Dolphins season | Commentary," 23 July 2019 In 1985, Karen Ann Quinlan, the comatose patient whose case prompted a historic right-to-die court decision, died in New Jersey, at age 31. — BostonGlobe.com, "This day in history," 11 June 2019 The confession has the contours of catharsis; Bonnie is making it, though, to a woman who is comatose. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, "Big Little Lies Forgot the Thing That Made It Great," 16 July 2019 In 1985, Karen Ann Quinlan, the comatose patient whose case prompted a historic right-to-die court decision, died in Morris Plains, N.J., at age 31. — BostonGlobe.com, "This day in history," 10 June 2018 Just a few hours after throwing a wrench into the, well, line of succession, Logan keels over in a helicopter and lies comatose in a hospital, provoking his children and board of directors into action to find an interim CEO. — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, "Review: HBO can't succeed with corporate media-family drama 'Succession'," 31 May 2018 Last year, a comatose Otto Warmbier, released by North Korea after more than 17 months in captivity, arrived in Cincinnati aboard a medevac flight; the 22-year-old college student, who had suffered severe brain damage, died six days later. — BostonGlobe.com, "This day in history," 13 June 2018

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