Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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According to a GoFundMe created by his daughter, Lauren, Harris is now in the hospital recovering from a broken knee, lung and kidney damage, and hypothermia.
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 9 Mar. 2026
Along with sepsis, his cause of death was hypothermia.
—USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
An autopsy later determined Hernandez died of hypothermia, the lawsuit alleged.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
During a shoot that took place in an unheated swimming pool in Cycle 7, one contestant was rebuked for coming down with hypothermia.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 9 Mar. 2026
Along with sepsis, his cause of death was hypothermia.
—USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
An autopsy later determined Hernandez died of hypothermia, the lawsuit alleged.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
During a shoot that took place in an unheated swimming pool in Cycle 7, one contestant was rebuked for coming down with hypothermia.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 13 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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