vegetative
Example Sentences
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But noise, as well as glare, are typically buffered with vegetative landscaping and setbacks, or the distance between the property line and the nearest structure.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026
In a landmark ruling, India's Supreme Court has allowed the removal of life support of a 31-year-old man who has been in a vegetative state for more than a decade.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
Multiple doctors deemed him to be in an extreme vegetative state, meaning that he did not have the typical brain function to exhibit mood or affect, cognitive functioning, executive functioning, language, or memory.
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2025
“So to get back to that natural ecosystem, vegetative structure, you really do need a ton of plants.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 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
