lose consciousness
Example Sentences
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The two carotid arteries carry 70% of the brain’s blood flow; block them, and a person can quickly lose consciousness.
From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026
Her 16-year-old son Tommy was diagnosed with epilepsy in May 2024 and suffers from tonic-clonic seizures, which cause him to lose consciousness and have violent muscle contractions.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025
A person can lose consciousness, have seizures, collapse, vomit, and fall into a coma.
From Slate • Aug. 17, 2025
Both offer a critique of bedside manner; patients that, seemingly fine, suddenly lose consciousness; red herrings, dead ends and wrong trees to bark up.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025
And at all costs he must not lose consciousness right now.
From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
