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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Some argue that a more recent and more nuanced example of reproductive oppression is currently happening in Georgia, where Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old nurse and mother, was declared brain-dead after suffering a medical emergency.
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Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
She’s rushed to the nearest hospital, where she is pronounced brain-dead.
—Brea Baker, Refinery29, 22 May 2025
Alive first reported that a brain-dead pregnant woman was being kept alive by doctors until her fetus can survive outside the womb.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 21 May 2025
Not for her health or out of any hope of recovery, but to sustain her fetus — a fetus that was only nine weeks along when Smith was declared brain-dead.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 21 May 2025
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Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
She’s rushed to the nearest hospital, where she is pronounced brain-dead.
—Brea Baker, Refinery29, 22 May 2025
Alive first reported that a brain-dead pregnant woman was being kept alive by doctors until her fetus can survive outside the womb.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 21 May 2025
Not for her health or out of any hope of recovery, but to sustain her fetus — a fetus that was only nine weeks along when Smith was declared brain-dead.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for brain-dead
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“Brain-dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brain-dead. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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