Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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Frostbite and hypothermia were setting in.
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Those perils mean the breakneck rescue is being conducted at a snail's pace, all while the miner's face dangers including hypothermia, carbon dioxide poisoning and shortages of food and water.
—Matt Gutman, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Detainees who had been stripped of their clothes and denied blankets had to huddle together in the cold to prevent hypothermia.
—Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Ormond entered the water, realized Lucy showed signs of hypothermia, and carried her out of the ditch like an infant.
—Mark Price
may 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Those perils mean the breakneck rescue is being conducted at a snail's pace, all while the miner's face dangers including hypothermia, carbon dioxide poisoning and shortages of food and water.
—Matt Gutman, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Detainees who had been stripped of their clothes and denied blankets had to huddle together in the cold to prevent hypothermia.
—Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Ormond entered the water, realized Lucy showed signs of hypothermia, and carried her out of the ditch like an infant.
—Mark Price
may 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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hypothermia
noun
hy·po·ther·mia
ˌhī-pō-ˈthər-mē-ə 
: reduction of the body temperature to an abnormally low level
Medical Definition
hypothermia
noun
hy·po·ther·mia
-ˈthər-mē-ə
: subnormal temperature of the body
hypothermia, defined as temperature under 36.6°C—Emergency Medicine
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