How to Use hypothermia in a Sentence

hypothermia

noun
  • She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
  • No knees popped, nor did any lips turn a shade of hypothermia.
    Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 29 July 2022
  • Winter came, hypothermia hit her, and that was the last of Jackie.
    Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 25 Mar. 2023
  • One of the climbers in the party appeared to be nearing hypothermia.
    Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Be aware of the symptoms for frostbite and hypothermia.
    Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The doctor listed his cause of death as hypothermia but stated that the cause of it was not clear.
    al, 13 Feb. 2023
  • This will chill your body core and bring on hypothermia quickly.
    Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2023
  • The man suffered head injuries and hypothermia from the cold weather.
    Harm Venhuizen, Journal Sentinel, 26 May 2023
  • Only Rose used the makeshift raft, with Jack dying of hypothermia.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 12 Feb. 2024
  • They are intended to keep you alive and avoid things like hypothermia.
    Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Among the 14 deaths linked to the weather over the last few days, five people in Oregon died of hypothermia and two were killed by falling trees.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The women whose bodies were found were ruled dead from hypothermia.
    Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Riley and White both had minor cases of hypothermia, Scalise said, per the AP.
    Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Jouret was only in the hospital for a few hours and showed no signs of hypothermia, his grandson said.
    Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 8 Mar. 2023
  • He was treated for hypothermia on the police boat and taken to a U.S. Coast Guard station.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The weather service warned that people and pets have a high risk of hypothermia and frostbite the entire week.
    Camila Pedrosa, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2022
  • There’s no such thing as hypothermia in the swamp-like conditions of Manila.
    Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Lawyers for Mitchell’s mother filed the lawsuit, claiming that Mitchell died of hypothermia.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 10 Mar. 2023
  • If the temperature drops, that moisture can cause your body to lose heat, or worse − hypothermia.
    Andrea Reeves, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Some are shot at by the Greek border police; others make it across the river only to die of injuries or hypothermia.
    Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Extreme heat and cold can lead to heat exhaustion or hypothermia.
    Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
  • In addition, passengers could be dealing with hypothermia if the power has been out on the sub.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 21 June 2023
  • At that time, more than 200 people died during the power crisis, with the most common cause of death being hypothermia.
    Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 23 May 2022
  • Inevitably the cause of death is either unable to be determined or ruled as hypothermia.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The hypothermia becomes severe at a body temperature of 86 degrees, and the risk of death becomes acute.
    Samuel Granados, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The boy had wounds and symptoms of hypothermia, according to local news reports.
    Niki Kitsantonis, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Police came and took Lillis to the hospital, as a safeguard against hypothermia.
    Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2023
  • An autopsy report listed hypothermia as the cause of their deaths.
    CBS News, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The crash victims, a husband and wife, were both suffering from severe hypothermia.
    Staff, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Two inmates died after showing signs of hypothermia, the report said.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023

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