brain-damaged
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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There was a moment’s pause as my tablemates stared at me, not mute, not brain-damaged, able to recall the name of an opera.
From Literature
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Would she say she’s brain-damaged because of phones?
From Los Angeles Times
Reagan, 28, from Yate, near Bristol, gave birth to Alessi in September 2020 and following complications during delivery, her baby was brain-damaged and is unable to walk, talk, swallow, or even cry.
From BBC
In the 2017 BBC documentary Dementia, Football and Me,Nicholl told Alan Shearer, who played under him at Southampton, he was "brain-damaged from heading balls".
From BBC
"My sister's granddaughter is two months old, there is no baby formula, her mother does not have enough milk as she is not eating properly. There is no medicine for my 22-year-old nephew who was brain-damaged during the war, he lost his ability to speak and his right arm does not move."
From BBC
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