frostbite

Example Sentences

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Touching the camera’s metal body could cause frostbite, forcing her to use a stabilizing cushion to separate the camera from her body at all times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

I watched a medic spray a man with saline solution, while another medic treated a man with frostbite, at tables that would normally be set for lunch.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

It warned that the Arctic blast will bring sub-zero temperatures and wind chills, which "pose a life-threatening risk of hypothermia and frostbite to exposed skin".

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

More than 1,000 Ukrainians have been taken to hospital with frostbite and hypothermia since late December alone, according to the health ministry.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Instead of shivering and worrying about frostbite, I was now sweating heavily beneath a scorching sun.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer