Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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Two women are facing charges after police said a Shih Tzu abandoned in a Westmoreland County apartment for nearly two weeks died of starvation and hypothermia.
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
An autopsy determined the single cause of Yeager’s death was hypothermia.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Each year, people fall through the ice, or succumb to frostbite or hypothermia.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Here's how to protect your family, children and pets from extreme cold dangers, such as frostbite and hypothermia.
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
An autopsy determined the single cause of Yeager’s death was hypothermia.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Each year, people fall through the ice, or succumb to frostbite or hypothermia.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Here's how to protect your family, children and pets from extreme cold dangers, such as frostbite and hypothermia.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hypothermia
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 8 Mar. 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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