Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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In another episode, Cycle 7 winner CariDee English developed hypothermia while filming in a cold swimming pool.
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
Prolonged exposure to the cold conditions will lead to hypothermia for people, pets, and livestock.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Garay Sanchez’s cause of death was officially listed as environmental hypothermia with a contributory cause of ethanol, commonly known as alcohol, use, wrote Associate Miami-Dade Medical Examiners Jusmita Saifullan and Nicholas Barna in her autopsy released to the Miami Herald on Wednesday.
—Devoun Cetoute, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Both hikers were treated for hypothermia and one of the hikers was also experiencing a diabetic emergency.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
Prolonged exposure to the cold conditions will lead to hypothermia for people, pets, and livestock.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Garay Sanchez’s cause of death was officially listed as environmental hypothermia with a contributory cause of ethanol, commonly known as alcohol, use, wrote Associate Miami-Dade Medical Examiners Jusmita Saifullan and Nicholas Barna in her autopsy released to the Miami Herald on Wednesday.
—Devoun Cetoute, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Both hikers were treated for hypothermia and one of the hikers was also experiencing a diabetic emergency.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 21 Feb. 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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