How to Use concussion in a Sentence

concussion

noun
  • She suffered a severe concussion after falling on the ice.
  • He went to hospital with concussion.
  • The concussion threw him back 10 yards in the air and into a vat of molasses.
    USA Today, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The teacher fell to the ground and was punched 15-20 times in the head, and later was treated for a concussion.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The impact, Carter told the Free Press, caused bleeding and a concussion.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2023
  • During a three-game span with the Raiders in 2012, Adams had two concussions.
    CBS News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Safety Mike Edwards left the game on the first play with a concussion.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Green was checked for a concussion and cleared to returned to the bench a few minutes later.
    Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • One officer on the force suffered a concussion that kept him out of work for months, Jones said.
    Dan Morse, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The episode comes four months after McConnell had suffered a broken rib and a concussion from a fall in March.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023
  • The supplement may even help limit the amount of damage from a concussion.
    David McGlynn, Men's Health, 7 June 2023
  • Ham said Davis was evaluated for a concussion after the play and was cleared.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
  • Hachimura is in concussion protocol and Vincent will miss at least the next two weeks with knee swelling.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Good sleep also cuts down on the risk of concussions, which, sadly, are pretty common in sports.
    Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Linebacker Tony Fields was checked for a concussion, but returned.
    cleveland, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Wayte was taken out in an ambulance and treated for a concussion and a head wound that had to be stapled shut.
    Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Deputies took Brock to Coast Plaza Hospital, where he was treated for scrapes, bruises and a concussion.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
  • Four players have hit the transfer portal, the latest being freshman Austin Nunez, who missed the last month with a concussion.
    Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Fink wrote that the fall caused a severe concussion, a bruised lung, a spinal fracture and 10 broken ribs at the sternum which makes breathing and moving very painful.
    Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2023
  • McCain was placed the league’s concussion protocol after the play.
    oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Kapp joined the 2017 class-action lawsuit against the NFL that claimed the league’s long dismissal of concussions and hard hits had led to brain damage for former players.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
  • That’s also the case with Hachimura, who missed four games earlier in the season while in the league’s concussion protocol.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Neighbors several blocks away described feeling the concussion from the blast in their homes.
    Jack Date, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Roope Hintz was great in the first round, and Joe Pavelski was fantastic returning from a concussion at the start of this series.
    Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 14 May 2023
  • McConnell suffered a broken rib and a concussion in the accident six weeks ago.
    Harold Maass, The Week, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Until my concussion gets better, there will be no clubbing for me.
    Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Rui Hachimura, who missed the previous four games, returned from a concussion, scoring 24 points in 25 minutes off the bench.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • He was evaluated for a concussion but later returned to the game.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2023
  • While trying to duck under the very first beam in the very first challenge at the marooning, Bruce banged and bloodied his head, suffering a concussion.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
  • World Rugby is the first sports governing body to use smart mouthguards for in-game assessments of concussions.
    Bronwen Latimer, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024

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