Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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The cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia and physical incapacitation to anyone suddenly immersed in the water.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Expect a water temperature in the 50s, which is low enough to impact your body temperature and cause hypothermia.
—Tammie Souza, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Friduss and her mother were both suffering from hypothermia when investigators pulled them out, according to a new investigative report released by the sheriff’s office Wednesday.
—Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
McCabe was suffering from hypothermia but remained conscious during the rescue.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Expect a water temperature in the 50s, which is low enough to impact your body temperature and cause hypothermia.
—Tammie Souza, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Friduss and her mother were both suffering from hypothermia when investigators pulled them out, according to a new investigative report released by the sheriff’s office Wednesday.
—Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
McCabe was suffering from hypothermia but remained conscious during the rescue.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 22 May. 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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