extremities
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Your core temperature continues to plummet because the chilled blood from your extremities returns to your heart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Temperature readings can also be wrong if patient's extremities are cold.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
These complications include carotid artery calcification, calcification of the abdominal aorta and peripheral vessels in the lower extremities, and small vessel disease in the feet.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2024
The body responds to feeling cold, he said, by tightening blood vessels to stanch blood flow to the extremities.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
He was deeply grateful for the chemical hand- and feetwarmers, which kept his extremities from freezing.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
