How to Use unresponsive in a Sentence

unresponsive

adjective
  • One of the men was unresponsive and declared dead at the scene.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Akim twice became unresponsive but fought hard to come back each time.
    — Allison Moses, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2022
  • At the scene, the deputies found Kirk unresponsive in the lake.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Rangers checked on the car and found the boy inside, unresponsive.
    — Austen Erblat, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Then, crews found a man burned and unresponsive; he was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Over time, the screen becomes germy, icky to touch, and jumpy or unresponsive.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The man was unresponsive and was having a seizure.
    — Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The unresponsive man was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Last year, a woman died at the event after she was found unresponsive on the grounds.
    — Raven Brunner, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The woman was found unresponsive on the first floor and then pronounced dead on the scene.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The same goes for devices that have gone missing or those that are unresponsive.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The woman was unresponsive at the time and could not be revived.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 5 July 2023
  • Warner said the truck was still in drive, but the woman was unresponsive.
    — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Kline was found lying unresponsive in the street near her home’s driveway with a head wound.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The woman was unresponsive, and she was declared dead at the scene.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Brigman is unresponsive for a long time, and then is declared dead.
    — Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
  • May 9, when he was found unresponsive.
    — Jason Henry, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Police were called and found an unresponsive man.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Randy had been found unresponsive by his adult children in Chico.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Officers found a man who had been shot and was unresponsive.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
  • When briefly asked, James did not speak and appeared to be unresponsive.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | [email protected], al, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Kaden's father, who met police at the home, found the boy unresponsive in the kitchen.
    — Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 13 Sep. 2021
  • At the scene, first responders found a man unresponsive on the ground.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • Then, school leaders say the parent checked the back of their car and found the boy unresponsive.
    — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Heidi had been shot in the upper back and was unresponsive.
    — ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Her daughter went to the home and found her mother unresponsive.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • She was found unresponsive at the scene soon after, and paramedics pronounced her dead.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The teen was found unresponsive and died from the fall, officials said.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The little girl was the one who found her brother unresponsive.
    — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • The caller told police a man was shot and unresponsive.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025

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