How to Use heat cramps in a Sentence

heat cramps

plural noun

• Signs of heat cramps: Muscle pain or spasms in the abdomen, arms, or legs.
  — Leah Groth, Health.com, 23 June 2020
• Watch for heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
  — Mary Helene Hall | [e-mail], al, 28 June 2023
• When workers at a dollar store called 911, her arms were seized with heat cramps and her skin was as red as licorice.
  — Jack Healy, New York Times, 16 July 2023
• Over 90 degrees can lead to heat cramps, heat exhaustion or even heat stroke.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2022
• Extreme heat can cause heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps and heat rash.
  — Sylvia Goodman, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2021
• With temperatures on the rise, the risk of heat stroke, heat exhaustion and heat cramps increase as well.
  — The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2018
• Such effects can include breathing problems, heat stroke, heat cramps, and may even lead to illness or death.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2021
• People are advised to be careful as the weather poses a risk of heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
  — Mackenzie Brower, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2021
• In extreme heat, this can increase the risk of heat illness — heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and in severe cases, heat stroke.
  — Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
• This is when the really bad stuff happens: heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heatstroke.
  — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2022
• The first and mildest stage is heat cramps, which are characterized by involuntary muscle spasms.
  — Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2022
• Painful knots form in your biceps, calves, and abdominal muscles—heat cramps, believed to be the result of sweating out so much sodium.
  — Peter Stark, Outside Online, 25 June 2013
• In other more severe cases, extreme heat can also lead to heat illness, like heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.
  — Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 26 Oct. 2021
• While extreme heat can contribute to heat exhaustion, heat stroke, heat cramps, and death, the temperature only tells part of the story.
  — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 11 July 2023
• If not properly hydrated, some of the illnesses that could occur are heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat strokes.
  — Justin Miller Communications Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 29 Aug. 2023
• At 90 degrees, heat cramps and heat exhaustion are possible.
  — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 20 July 2022
• On hot summer days, always double check your backseat for passengers (whether that be pets or children), drink lots of water and be sure to watch for signs of heat cramps, exhaustion or stroke.
  — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 21 June 2024
• From heat cramps to heatstroke, there are many conditions that can occur because of prolonged exposure to hot, humid weather.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
• Overexposure to high heat can cause heat cramps and heat exhaustion, and lead to heatstroke without intervention, Sawtelle said.
  — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2021
• With heat islands, extremely hot weather can become intensified and cause breathing problems, heat cramps, heat stroke, and can lead to illness or death.
  — Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
• Overexposure to heat can cause heat cramps and heat exhaustion to develop and, without intervention, can lead to heat stroke, the weather service warned.
  — Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2024
• Prolonged exposure to hot temperatures can result in heat exhaustion, heat stroke, heat cramps, sunburn, and heat rash.
  — Allie Volpe, Vox, 24 June 2024
• Knowlton said symptoms tend to progress from sunburn to heat rash, followed by heat cramps, fainting, heat exhaustion and eventually heatstroke.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 20 July 2022
• Heat illnesses, like heat cramps and heat exhaustion, can develop quickly and with little warning.
  — Betsy Morris, WSJ, 3 July 2022
• When temperatures are high, even a few hours of exertion may cause severe dehydration, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
  — Anita Snow, The Seattle Times, 23 July 2018
• As the body temperature rises beyond the norm of 98.6 degrees, this can bring on muscle pain and spasms known as heat cramps, or lead to what’s called heat exhaustion: cramps accompanied by dizziness, nausea, headaches and more.
  — Linda Searing, Washington Post, 9 July 2018
• People may experience heat strokes, heat cramps or heat exhaustion.
  — Jacob Beltran, ExpressNews.com, 20 June 2019
• Health risks associated with heat exposure exist on a spectrum ranging from milder conditions such as heat cramps to heat strokes, which can be fatal.
  — Washington Post, 3 July 2021
• Other illnesses the district advises people to watch out for include dehydration, heat cramps and heat strokes.
  — Jacob Beltran, ExpressNews.com, 20 June 2019
• Very high temperatures pose a threat to public health, with extreme heat contributing to heat cramps, heat exhaustion and chronic illnesses, according to the study.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024