How to Use concuss in a Sentence

concuss

verb
  • We had been bruised and gashed and concussed, had our legs set on fire and our heads cut open.
    — Catherine Cusick, Longreads, 21 Feb. 2018
  • He was not carted off, but the play left him concussed and forced out of the game.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 6 Oct. 2019
  • Lisha speaks nonsense — or is that because she is concussed?
    — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Horn was concussed on the previous play.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
  • She is so done at the moment — and she’s probably concussed as well.
    — Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Concussed as a senior, Feeney missed four games with the brain injury.
    — Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 Apr. 2017
  • Some players who self-report an injury might also turn out not to be concussed.
    — Ken Belson, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2017
  • Lucroy was also concussed on the hit, which sent him to a hospital.
    — Maria Torres, latimes.com, 14 July 2019
  • After all, the point of boxing is to concuss the opponent, to knock him down and out.
    — Jonathan Eig, SI.com, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Chung should not have been allowed to return to the game after he was likely concussed in the third quarter.
    — Geoffrey C. Arnold, OregonLive.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • My demons are not remotely tackled, they’re just mildly concussed.
    — Lorraine Ali, latimes.com, 6 July 2018
  • Hooley was concussed, left on a stretcher and was in the hospital, Gold said.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2019
  • Dazed, Poltz ran into a mirror, cutting his head open above his right eye and concussing himself.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The goal counted, Chytil faced no repercussions and Rask was concussed.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Left unanswered was the question of when Johnson became concussed.
    — Les Bowen, Philly.com, 9 Oct. 2017
  • One officer’s eye was cut by a shard of glass from a broken window; two officers were hit with chunks of ice and concussed.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Center Ryan Kelly was concussed in the second.
    — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Per the Seattle Times, the victim told police that Tago's punch left him concussed.
    — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • The man hit his head hard on the windshield and stopped talking, most likely concussed, so Ron dropped him off back at his hotel to sleep.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But a collision with safety Kavon Frazier left him concussed.
    — Drew Davison, star-telegram, 24 May 2018
  • Losers often exit the octagon wobbling, smiling, fogged, concussed.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
  • Codie was severely concussed while returning a kickoff in the second quarter.
    — Tim Layden, SI.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Bryant went through a scary collision against Jacksonville in Week 16, getting concussed in the process.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Yes, that Burfict, the one who concussed Brown in a playoff game and made an art form of racking up personal foul penalties.
    — Greg Moore, azcentral, 5 Sep. 2019
  • He was concussed on an overtime play in a victory against Mississippi State.
    — David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
  • His lone appearance came when Triandos was hurt and backup Joe Ginsberg was concussed.
    — Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Long story short, Kolb was concussed in Week 1, Mike Vick stepped into the lineup and never gave the job back.
    — Albert Breer, SI.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • The festive crowd grew silent as an ambulance entered the field through the right-field gate and took the concussed, immobilized Choi to the hospital.
    — Dan McGrath, chicagotribune.com, 7 May 2017
  • Our faces have all become stuck, a nation of concussed and bewildered morons absorbing the news piece by piece, stroking our chins pensively trying to make sense of information hell.
    — Luke O'Neil, Esquire, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Mark McMorris of Canada, a three-time bronze medalist, finished eighth two weeks after being concussed in training.
    — ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026

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