vegetative
Example Sentences
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Colon lived the rest of his life in a vegetative state - unable to walk or talk - and required 24-hour care.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Sarah, the ex-girlfriend who perhaps knew him most intimately closest to his aneurysm, told Slate she never spoke to him about whether he would want to stay alive in a vegetative state.
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2025
Freeborn said two years of relatively heavy rainfall had spurred thick vegetative growth that has now dried and become ample fuel for wildfire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
In addition, the research team found that remaining in a vegetative state was an unlikely outcome by six-months after injury.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2024
Yet it was obvious to everybody that the eighth grade president was not hospitalized, not suffering from amnesia, not in a vegetative state, and was very, very much alive.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
