How to Use coma in a Sentence
coma
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Put her in a coma for a few weeks.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
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He was then placed in an induced coma.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
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In people who are in comas, the mind might be aware but trapped.
—Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025
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In such cases, seizures and/or coma may be the first sign of a low.
—Jordyn Bradley, Fortune Well, 2 Feb. 2024
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Within hours David could be in a coma or dead.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
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With a coma heel and high-shine patent leather, these boots pack a unique statement.
—Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2023
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The overdose left Odom in a days-long coma.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2026
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In many cases people do not wake from a coma in the way sleep ends.
—Kara Rogers , Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
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The impact fractured his skull and left him in a coma for months.
—Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2026
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In the first few episodes of the show, her character is in a coma.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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He was put into a coma and later died.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
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Chapman was in a coma for 27 days.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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The comet has a core of dust, gas and ice surrounded by a bright cloud of gas known as a coma.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2023
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The drug is so potent that three grains of pure fentanyl can induce a coma.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, 20 July 2023
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Forty days of induced coma is almost the same as being dead.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
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Doctors know a fair amount about the shorter term effects of comas.
—Tara Haelle, NPR, 12 Apr. 2026
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It was later shared that she was induced into a coma.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
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Anders fell into a coma and died nine days later.
—Joe Kiani, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Overdoses can cause seizures, comas, or death.
—Rachana Pradhan, STAT, 10 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Norden lost his right leg above the knee and was in a coma for eight days.
—Jeff Glor, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2023
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The first victim survived after a two-day coma.
—Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 12 May 2026
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One of her cousin’s injuries left her in a coma and on life support, from which she was soon removed.
—Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
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Without treatment, the disease can progress to coma and death.
—Fran Kritz, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
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As a result of the accident, Mu-hee is in a coma for months.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
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The shooting left him in a coma for seven weeks and in a wheelchair for nearly two years.
—Liz Szabo, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2023
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Farès was found unconscious in a swimming pool last week and had been in a coma after.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 Apr. 2026
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Ross is so desperate to pull his franchise out of a football coma.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
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Jasmine was then flown to Brisbane and put in an induced coma for four days.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
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Could a rare cancer of the blood, per my latest installment, put him in a coma?
—Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
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The health complications from that overdose put him in a coma for more than three months.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
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