How to Use anoxic in a Sentence

anoxic

adjective
  • Climate change has already caused mass tree die-offs through droughts, and anoxic ocean dead zones are spreading.
    — Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The cause was anoxic brain injury, his daughter Afeni Berry said.
    — Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Doctors told police the child had suffered an anoxic brain injury.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Others suffered anoxic brain injuries, which occur when the brain is cut off from oxygen.
    — Aubrey Whelan, Philly.com, 5 July 2018
  • Some of the best evidence is found in the layers of black shale — which form under anoxic conditions — that date to the time.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2021
  • During the dormant season, anoxic water does not damage trees.
    — Bryan Hendricks, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Heche was declared brain dead Friday after suffering an anoxic brain injury in the crash.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2022
  • The infant later died from an anoxic brain injury, prosecutors said.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • The cause of death was listed as sequelae of anoxic brain injury, which occurs when oxygen is cut off completely from the brain.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
  • But although Webb cannot easily see oxygen, its infrared eyes could excel at glimpsing signs of anoxic life.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2018
  • But although Webb cannot easily see oxygen, its infrared eyes might excel at glimpsing signs of anoxic life.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2018
  • The volume of anoxic waters, which are completely deprived of oxygen, has quadrupled.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Scientists have long debated the cause of the anoxic and cooling conditions.
    — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Stagnant water is anoxic and damages root systems during the growing season.
    — Bryan Hendricks, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
  • It was alleged that a young boy drowned and suffered an anoxic/hypoxic brain injury in a residential swimming pool.
    — Corey Brian Friedman, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
  • Heche suffered a severe anoxic brain injury, which is complete oxygen deprivation to the brain.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 12 Aug. 2022
  • But for the ancient, anoxic Earth, the modeling shows something different.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Climate change is causing mass tree die-offs from droughts; anoxic ocean dead zones, while smaller than in the Capitanian, are spreading.
    — Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 25 July 2023
  • Despite attempts to resuscitate him, the man suffered an anoxic brain injury -- a complete lack of oxygen to the brain -- and was declared brain dead.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • She was then declared brain-dead on August 12 after suffering a severe anoxic brain injury.
    — Vulture, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The embalmer called 911, and different paramedics took her to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with an anoxic brain injury.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
  • The cause of death was was listed as anoxic brain injury due to asphyxiation by constriction and the manner of death was ruled accidental.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022
  • The cause of death was listed as anoxic brain injury due to asphyxiation by constriction and the manner of death was ruled accidental.
    — CBS News, 25 July 2022
  • Methane-producing microbes love thawing permafrost because conditions are wet and oxygen-poor, or anoxic.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 13 July 2023
  • The liver came from 21-year-old Bryce Dunlap, who had died from complications of an anoxic brain injury the day before.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
  • This was when Earth’s oceans witnessed an oceanic anoxic event, where vast areas became severely depleted of dissolved oxygen.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The actress was hospitalized in critical condition, suffering burns and a severe anoxic brain injury from the crash.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Scripps Mercy doctors have diagnosed Hunter with anoxic brain injury encephalopathy.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Ninety percent of the Black Sea is anoxic, saturated by hydrogen sulfide.
    — WSJ, 4 Aug. 2017
  • Below this threshold, the water is permanently anoxic – incapable of supporting fish, plants or algae.
    — New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025

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