How to Use resuscitate in a Sentence

resuscitate

verb
Definition of resuscitatenext
Synonyms for resuscitatenext
  • The patient stopped breathing but doctors were able to resuscitate him.
  • Clark dashed back into the house to call 911, returned, and tried to resuscitate her with CPR.
    — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Kaberle arrived with the highest profile of the three and was pegged as the guy to resuscitate a stale power play and be the piece to put the team over the top.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Alissa was resuscitated five times in the last three weeks of her life.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The medics were able to resuscitate him and get him to a hospital for treatment, Kane said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 July 2024
  • The women rushed inside the house, where the nurse tried to resuscitate Adam Janus and the other called for an ambulance.
    — Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The falafel project is an attempt to resuscitate that business.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Street medics attempted to resuscitate Munera, but the wound in his neck was too severe.
    — Wil Sands, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Members of his group pulled him out of the water and began CPR, but he could not be resuscitated.
    — Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 19 June 2023
  • This helps restore and resuscitate a franchise that was lagging the last few years.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
  • The actor’s heart stopped for five minutes, and doctors broke eight of his ribs trying to resuscitate him.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Officers were unable to resuscitate Thompson in the cell, where he’d been held for around three months.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Gulf Shores Fire Rescue were unable to resuscitate the victim and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 25 May 2023
  • Stede finds him there and tries to resuscitate him, and Blackbeard senses his presence.
    — Laura Zornosa, TIME, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The story of this album is like resuscitating an old friend or bringing something back to life but in a new way.
    — Grant Sharples, SPIN, 28 Apr. 2023
  • First responders on the scene were unable to resuscitate him, Brou said.
    — Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The current leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has not been able to resuscitate the core of al Qaeda.
    — Peter Bergen, CNN, 3 Feb. 2022
  • There would be no better way for Daboll to resuscitate his Giants tenure than to help Schoen hit on a star quarterback at the top of this draft.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Park officials brought back the winter version of the event in December, and are now resuscitating the spring event for the first time in three years.
    — oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The second victory—just as big, if not bigger, from a strategic point of view—is that the West has been resuscitated.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2023
  • He was resuscitated at the scene and transported to a hospital in the city of Chur by air ambulance.
    — Dayna Haffenden, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
  • Even if the person is resuscitated, their body may recover, but the brain dies.
    — Kamal Bherwani, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
  • The park said trip members tried to resuscitate her, without success.
    — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The rangers were unable to resuscitate Lopez, who was then transported to Bunny Flats.
    — Jason Green, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
  • The best shampoos for people in this camp should add density and volume to the hair, or at least resuscitate it from looking limp and lifeless.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 26 June 2022
  • Paramedics rushed Teresa to the hospital, but doctors were unable to resuscitate the girl.
    — Andrea Salcedo, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Feb. 2022
  • His wife, identified as Suzannah, called paramedics, who were not able to resuscitate him.
    — Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2022
  • An emergency room physician tried to resuscitate him for three hours and then pronounced him dead.
    — Maham Javaid, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Summoned to the neonatal unit, the baby's parents saw medics trying to resuscitate their child, Fox News reports.
    — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Nampa first responders arrived but the man was unable to be resuscitated.
    — Samuel O’Neal, Idaho Statesman, 20 June 2024

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