Definition of comatose
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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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Butler’s grief left her comatose, staring blankly at the walls in her Federal Way apartment.
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In the emergency room, Ibhrahim Abdelabi, 30, was nearly comatose.
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Lap dogs and comatose cats aren't alone in the fat animal kingdom.
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One very elderly man wearing a Reagan Air Force One baseball cap was sitting in a chair practically comatose staring at the line.
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Earlier this year, fans of the Amiga were in a tizzy about the prospect of a revival of the comatose platform: Both new machines and a new operating system were promised.
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Origin and Etymology of comatose
French comateux, from Greek kōmat-, kōma —see 1coma
First Known Use: 1755
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