How to Use heatstroke in a Sentence

heatstroke

noun

• And of course, heatstroke is the main cause of death with a dog in a hot car.
  — Heloise, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2019
• Tweet with us for the next 12 hours on the dangers of heatstroke.
  — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2019
• His son picked him up from the fields, and Valdivia died of heatstroke on the drive home.
  — Amy Maxmen, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2023
• He was found dead from heatstroke, dumped at the side of a road by colleagues.
  — The Economist, 3 Feb. 2018
• This can lead to heatstroke (more on that to come), which can be fatal.
  — NBC News, 29 June 2019
• The children ended up being locked in the car for two hours and died of heatstroke.
  — Prescotte Stokes Iii, star-telegram, 30 Apr. 2018
• Some might feel the effort (and risk of heatstroke in summer) worth it for the stellar views.
  — Lisa Morrow, CNN, 10 May 2022
• Most of the children that have died from heatstroke are under 3 years old.
  — Ryan Osborne, star-telegram, 30 June 2017
• This forces the cops to remove their armor or risk heatstroke.
  — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 28 Nov. 2022
• The small dog died of heatstroke on the way to a veterinary hospital.
  — Sophia Eppolito, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2018
• The children were in the car for two hours and died of heatstroke, authorities said.
  — Prescotte Stokes Iii, star-telegram, 16 May 2018
• Because a child’s body heats up three to five times as fast as an adult’s, heatstroke sets in swiftly.
  — Ellen Byron, WSJ, 28 July 2018
• What to do with bolts of nineteen-fifties tweed so heavy that to wear it in a modern office would court heatstroke?
  — Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2017
• Writing burns you up from the inside out, like a heatstroke but slower.
  — Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2020
• Avoid heatstroke: Caretakers should never leave a child alone in a car, not even for a minute.
  — Jacob Beltran, ExpressNews.com, 16 July 2019
• Exertional heatstroke, on the other hand, pounces on the young and fit.
  — Amy Ragsdale, Outside Online, 18 June 2019
• Schools were closed so that kids would not get heatstroke during their commute or on the playground.
  — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2024
• People are also encouraged to be aware of the signs of heatstroke.
  — Brook Endale, The Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2021
• One 16-year-old camper, Kristen Chase, died of heatstroke while at Challenger.
  — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 2 Jan. 2024
• To take a closer look at the risk of heatstroke, Hall and her colleagues scoured records from veterinary care practices in the U.K.
  — NBC News, 7 Sep. 2019
• There were reports of heatstroke patients around the area by July 30.
  — Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
• Both are signs of heatstroke, the most serious and final stage of heat illness.
  — Sarah Trent, Outside Online, 26 July 2022
• In nearby Snohomish County, three men between the ages of 51 and 77 died from heatstroke.
  — NBC News, 30 June 2021
• These longer heat waves increase the danger not just of heatstroke, but also of wildfires.
  — Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
• If a child has suffered a heatstroke, they should be placed in a cool environment and in a bath of cool water.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• The sites offered an escape from the heat, cool drinking water, and staff trained in dealing with heatstroke.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2021
• More than 700 children were found dead in hot cars due to heatstroke in the past two decades, The Washington Post reported.
  — Kathleen Joyce, Fox News, 1 May 2018
• At least 41 children have died of heatstroke this year after being left in the back seat of a parked vehicle.
  — Paul Stenquist, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2017
• When the second half of the final race kicked off, Paulie Calafiore was flat on his back with heatstroke — and things were looking dire for the American team.
  — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE.com, 11 Dec. 2019
• Children have died from heatstroke in cars when outside temperatures were as low as 60 degrees.
  — Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024