Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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While snow and ice can be disruptive on their own, a prolonged exposure to cold can amplify the risk, increasing the odds of hypothermia and frostbite, straining shelters and hospitals and turning routine repairs into high-stakes operations.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
That honor goes to Eddie Bauer, who patented the first goose down jacket after almost dying of hypothermia on a winter fishing trip in 1935.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 4 Feb. 2026
Preliminary findings showed hypothermia played a role in 13 of the deaths, while three were overdoses, Mamdani said.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2026
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
That honor goes to Eddie Bauer, who patented the first goose down jacket after almost dying of hypothermia on a winter fishing trip in 1935.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 4 Feb. 2026
Preliminary findings showed hypothermia played a role in 13 of the deaths, while three were overdoses, Mamdani said.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 9 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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