How to Use critical condition in a Sentence

critical condition

noun
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  • Two men and a child were injured and taken to the hospital, with one of the men and the child in critical condition.
    — Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The boy was found dead at the scene, and the girl is in critical condition after falling in while trying to save him.
    — Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • One of them was in critical condition, the news report said.
    — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The suspect stabbed the victim in the upper body, and the victim was rushed to a hospital in critical condition.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The victim was found at the scene with a puncture wound to the right side of his torso, and he was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition.
    — Brandon Livesay, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Trump was grazed in an ear, but a man in the stands was fatally wounded and two others have been in critical condition.
    — Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 15 July 2024
  • Four were awake and breathing and the fifth victim was in critical condition, police said.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The third member of the crew remains in critical condition, Air Methods said in their statement.
    — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The victim struck by the ATV was in critical condition, Hancock police said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 24 July 2024
  • One was in critical condition and the other was stable.
    — CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The current status of the adults, who were last reported to be in critical condition, is unclear.
    — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The two people who were shot were in critical condition Sunday.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Several of the injured are said to be in critical condition.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Three of the injured were reported to be in critical condition.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
  • First responders got a 27-year-old woman, the driver, out of the Jeep, took her to a local hospital and is in critical condition.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Danser was taken to the hospital in critical condition and passed away two days later.
    — The Deadline Team, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
  • He was shot in the head and remains in critical condition, police spokesperson Roxeanne Vainuku said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The victim — a woman who police said was thought to be between 20 and 25 years old — suffered a brain bleed and was reported to be in critical condition.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The man suffered blunt force trauma to his body, and was taken in critical condition to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The man was taken to an area hospital, where he's listed in critical condition.
    — Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Five others were wounded, with two in critical condition, the ministry said.
    — Kareem Chehayeb and Mohammad Zaatari, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Three others were taken to the hospital by paramedics, with one in grave condition and two in critical condition.
    — Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Among the deceased animals were 10 reptiles still alive and three dogs in critical condition.
    — Jolan Kruse, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The woman who was shot was in critical condition as of Thursday afternoon.
    — Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Seven people were shot at the first location with two of them being in critical condition.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Eight other children and two adults were also injured in the incident, with six listed in critical condition at the time.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Firefighters removed a man from one of the apartments in critical condition.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • There were three male and two female victims, police said; one died, and another is in critical condition.
    — Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Two were in critical condition and three had non-life-threatening injuries.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
  • He is currently listed in critical condition, per the NYPD.
    — Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024

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