How to Use traumatic brain injury in a Sentence

traumatic brain injury

noun
  • Then she was hit by a car, which left her with a traumatic brain injury.
    — Daniel Yadin, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Their son died a week later of a traumatic brain injury.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Falls are the most common cause of traumatic brain injuries.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
  • He was hit on the side of the head, cracking his skull and causing a traumatic brain injury.
    — Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
  • His friend also had a traumatic brain injury.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Her cause of death was recorded as homicide by traumatic brain injury.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Van Tine suffered a traumatic brain injury and spent four months in a coma.
    — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • One of the women suffered a traumatic brain injury.
    — Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The collision left him with a traumatic brain injury.
    — Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Though his bruises have faded, the effects of his traumatic brain injuries linger.
    — Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Though his bruises have faded, the effects of his traumatic brain injuries linger.
    — CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • He was taken to a hospital with a traumatic brain injury.
    — J.d. Miles, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • These symptoms had an impact on health as severe as the long-term effects of traumatic brain injury.
    — Sarah Wulf Hanson, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2023
  • And then of course my head suffered a concussion, (traumatic brain injury).
    — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • Resecker had traumatic brain injuries, was in a coma for five days and had to have a piece of missing skull replaced.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Head injuries that cause hematomas are very concerning because there is a risk of traumatic brain injury.
    — Elizabeth Quinn, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2023
  • One man who jumped was hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury and severe burns.
    — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • But all of that is thrown into chaos when Amy is in a car accident that leaves her with a traumatic brain injury.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
  • When Amon was in high school, her brother suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was hit by a drunk driver.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Merritt said the shot to Yarl's head left him with a critical, traumatic brain injury.
    — NBC news, 17 Apr. 2023
  • One, named Andrii, had lost both legs, an eye, his hearing and suffered a traumatic brain injury.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
  • These are also the most common cause of traumatic brain injuries and 83% of hip fracture deaths.
    — Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • At first, she was placed in a 15-bed hospital for people with traumatic brain injuries.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Diego was rushed to a hospital for a traumatic brain injury and placed on life support, the attorneys said.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Elias suffered a traumatic brain injury after being struck by a car two decades ago, leaving her in a wheelchair.
    — Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Head injuries that happen in sports should always be treated right away because of the risk of traumatic brain injury.
    — Elizabeth Quinn, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Watts suffered a fractured skull and traumatic brain injury which has had a long-term impact on his impairment.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Watts suffered a fractured skull and traumatic brain injury, which has had a long-term impact on his impairment.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The blast claimed his left leg, left an arm badly damaged, caused severe burns and inflicted a traumatic brain injury.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • It was devised to cause a traumatic brain injury from a distance in so precise a manner as to be untraceable.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025

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