barely conscious

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Used when someone is almost unconscious.

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Examples (20)

  • After the crash, the driver was barely conscious when the paramedics arrived.
  • One man was so drunk he was barely conscious.
  • With a high fever, he was barely conscious and muttering incoherently.
  • The injured hiker was found barely conscious at the bottom of the ravine.
  • The lost hiker was found dehydrated and barely conscious.
  • After the surgery, she remained barely conscious for several hours.
  • The patient remained barely conscious throughout the procedure.
  • He was so exhausted that he was barely conscious during the last mile of the marathon.
  • Waking from the anesthetic, she was barely conscious of her surroundings.
  • Barely conscious, he heard a voice calling his name from a great distance.
  • He felt dizzy and was barely conscious before he collapsed.
  • Paramedics tried to get a response from the driver, who was barely conscious.
  • Hit on the head, the boxer was barely conscious but managed to stay on his feet.
  • With such a high fever, the child was barely conscious and couldn't recognize her parents.
  • After running the marathon, I was barely conscious from exhaustion.
  • In his barely conscious state between sleep and waking, he thought the dream was real.
  • In the intensive care unit, the patient is still barely conscious.
  • She was barely conscious of the passing time as she waited for the news.
  • The old man was so ill he was barely conscious for most of the day.
  • They pulled him from the wreckage; he was alive but barely conscious.