How to Use life support in a Sentence

life support

noun
  • She was put on life support.
  • He was removed from life support.
  • Brito was placed on life support.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • There won’t be any life support.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
  • This bride might need life support.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Her love cell has been on life support since her last breakup.
    — Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2021
  • How did the tech world’s next big thing end up on life support?
    — Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
  • He was later put on life support.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Both spinoffs appear to be on life support.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
  • It can be kept on life support for a time, perhaps even decades.
    — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • On the shore, paramedics gave him life support treatment.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • Today, the hope is on life support, and the change has yet to be seen.
    — Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2019
  • Texas’ season is still on life support, but there’s at least a pulse.
    — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 19 Feb. 2020
  • That is when the decision was made to take her off life support.
    — David Begnaud, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The young girl was taken off life support just a few days later.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 28 July 2023
  • The illness had ravaged his dad’s lungs and left him on life support.
    — Mandy McLaren, The Courier-Journal, 14 Apr. 2020
  • The worst part of tonight was my face descending from the life support mask.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The worst part of tonight was my face descending from the life support mask.
    — Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The worst part of tonight was my face descending from the life support mask.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • She was put on life support but died three days later from her injuries.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Paramedics raced him to a hospital, where he was placed on life support.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Among the injured are an 11-year-old boy who is on life support.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2020
  • The 26-year-old goalie was taken off life support the next day.
    — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • In a city that was on life support but now is on the rebound, running seems alive and well.
    — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2020
  • Box office sales of 3D movies are on life support and have been for some time.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The second girl remained on life support.
    — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The next day Chase was taken off life support and passed away soon after.
    — orlandosentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • The mother was still on life support when the physician left two weeks later.
    — Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
  • As a result, the actor was in a coma, on life support, for two weeks.
    — Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Towards the back of the tent is the crash cart with advanced cardiac life support.
    — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 1 July 2026

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