How to Use hypothermia in a Sentence

hypothermia

noun
  • She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
  • The deaths took place Feb. 11-March 5, and most were the result of hypothermia.
    — Tom Steele, Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Know the signs of hypothermia, and take steps avoid exposing skin to the cold.
    — Rachel Tabler, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Dec. 2019
  • No knees popped, nor did any lips turn a shade of hypothermia.
    — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 29 July 2022
  • The Red Cross says one young man died and dozens were treated for hypothermia.
    — Karl Ritter, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 May 2021
  • 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
  • An autopsy found the cause of his death to be blunt-force trauma to the head and hypothermia.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • The person was being treated for signs of hypothermia, the Coast Guard said in a tweet.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2021
  • An autopsy found that the 46-year-old died of hypothermia and blunt force injuries to the head.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 May 2025
  • By that time, two of the sisters were dead, and the third was in grave condition caused by hypothermia.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Police said in the recording that paramedics were needed for the child to treat hypothermia.
    — Sarah Horner, Twin Cities, 7 Apr. 2017
  • More than 20 persons were aboard and two died of hypothermia.
    — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Not when race day brings freezing rain, 30-mile-per-hour winds, and risk of hypothermia.
    — Shira Springer, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2018
  • This will chill your body core and bring on hypothermia quickly.
    — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Be aware of the symptoms for frostbite and hypothermia.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
  • The man suffered head injuries and hypothermia from the cold weather.
    — Harm Venhuizen, Journal Sentinel, 26 May 2023
  • Afraid of hypothermia, icy roads?How to stay safe during snow storms.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Although the woman showed signs of hypothermia, the crew was able to get her to the second engine and warm her up, Kent said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Raul Rivera, who also died of hypothermia, was found in a grassy area in Houston.
    — Brooke A. Lewis, Chron, 22 Feb. 2021
  • He had just been snowed out of his solo hunt, had a close call with hypothermia, and was headed home.
    — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2020
  • An autopsy found his cause of death was trauma to the head and hypothermia.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
  • Only Rose used the makeshift raft, with Jack dying of hypothermia.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 12 Feb. 2024
  • All three sisters died of hypothermia about 300 yards from the Virgin Mary shrine.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2021
  • By Tuesday, a total of seven of the skiers were dead, most from hypothermia.
    — J. Weston Phippen, Outside Online, 2 May 2018
  • They are intended to keep you alive and avoid things like hypothermia.
    — Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2023
  • One woman who survived had to be flown to a hospital with severe frostbite and hypothermia.
    — Steve Karnowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
  • Cold water can cause loss of muscle control, loss of body heat up to 25 times higher than the air and hypothermia can set in shortly after entering the water, officials said.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025

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