vegetative
Example Sentences
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In its vegetative state, the plot quickly becomes inert and frustrating, spinning its wheels in ways you never thought wheels could spin.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2026
Schiavo was considered by doctors to be in a persistent vegetative state after her brain was deprived of oxygen.
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2025
Army Corps of Engineers began using just over 3 acres at Sarah’s Point, an area south of Will Rogers’ polo field, to process vegetative debris and concrete from the burn zone.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2025
He believes a will helps prevent problems for both families and doctors when a patient is in a vegetative state and beyond recovery.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025
Twenty-five-month-old Colin sat in a high chair, eating a breakfast of indeterminate vegetative origin while his father read the Chicago Tribune across their small kitchen table.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
