Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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The medical examiner's office ruled Michel's cause of death as hypothermia, with homicide as the manner of death.
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Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Brigman decides to intentionally drown and go into hypothermia, hoping that her systems will slow down and she can be resuscitated later.
—Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
Frostbite and hypothermia were setting in.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 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
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Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Brigman decides to intentionally drown and go into hypothermia, hoping that her systems will slow down and she can be resuscitated later.
—Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
Frostbite and hypothermia were setting in.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 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
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 16 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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