unresponsive

Example Sentences

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Speak found Hatton "unresponsive" in the games room of his house, with a half-full glass of wine on the bar.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“He was recovered unresponsive by the crew approximately ten minutes later,” Chief Petty Officer Travis Magee, a spokesperson with the Coast Guard’s Arctic District, told the AP.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Arlo, who was unresponsive, was treated by bystanders and airlifted to Alder Hey Children's Hospital.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Found unresponsive in his bunk, his death was ruled due to hypertensive and cardiovascular disease.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

She wouldn’t have recognized him as Jamie—tonight he was the picture of rosy health, nothing like the gray-faced, grieving invalid she’d last seen slumping bandaged and unresponsive in a Bath chair.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein