How to Use body clock in a Sentence

body clock

noun
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  • It takes a while for my body clock to get adjusted when I fly from New York to London.
  • But doctors don't have an easy way to check the body clock.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2012
  • Even a few hours here is enough to reset your body clock to deep calm.
    — Trish Lorenz, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2019
  • The body clock might be rewired, but Woods knows the clock is ticking on his career.
    — Rob Hodgetts, CNN, 16 July 2019
  • That means everything from body of work to body clocks, from eye tests and more.
    — George Schroeder, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2017
  • The game kicked off at noon ET, which was 9 a.m. according to body clock of the Cal players.
    — Christopher Smith, al, 23 Sep. 2019
  • So far, though, her body clock is winning the battle with those crazy early times on the alarm clock.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2021
  • Try to do so outside -- the sunlight can help restore your body clock.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Back-to-back road games (this one a 10 AM body clock kickoff) are a major concern.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Research shows that the brain needs a big contrast in light—during the day versus the night—to keep your body clock on track, Dr. Wu says.
    — Julia Ries, SELF, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Kickoff is at the awkward time of 10 a.m. on the body clocks of Tijuana’s players.
    — Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 May 2018
  • Midway through the second half, the Wolverines had a 40-30 lead, as the clock struck midnight back in Detroit – that’s their body clocks.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2018
  • When the sun goes down, the body clock turns melatonin production back on, and a few hours later sleep arrives.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 19 Sep. 2022
  • So every day, our body clocks need to wind backward by just a little bit to stay on schedule.
    — Brian Resnick, Vox, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Nobody gets to stop his body clock in his prime and not go into subtle, then marked, decline.
    — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 12 Feb. 2018
  • Along the same vein, Oura is introducing a body clock feature.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Walnuts are one of the best food sources for melatonin, a hormone that helps regulate the body clock for a better night's sleep.
    — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 21 Dec. 2018
  • The lack of sleep and my body clock being all over the place didn’t really hit me until we were done in Antarctica.
    — Amy Marturana, SELF, 8 Mar. 2018
  • To maximize your sleep quality while on the road, think of light as the most powerful cue for your body clock.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The sunlight will program your body clock and help regularize your sleep and wake rhythm.
    — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 11 Apr. 2018
  • My body clock had nothing in common with those of normal people.
    — Tom Scharpling, Vulture, 12 July 2021
  • The Spaniard had also spoken about waking up very early as his body clock adjusts to the Australian time zone.
    — Sarah Holt, CNN, 12 Jan. 2020
  • But where melatonin really outshines the sun is in its ability to shift your body clock in the days leading up to a flight, too.
    — Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2023
  • Less was previously known about the link between migraines and the body clock, Dr Burish added.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Well, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The late and staggered starts by conferences have thrown off college football’s body clock.
    — Ralph D. Russo, chicagotribune.com, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Standard time has the best correlation between the sun's cycle and your body clock.
    — CBS News, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Our bodies stir at daybreak and slump at nightfall, the light acting like a metronome for our delicate body clocks.
    — Wired, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Light, along with your internal body clock, dictate how much melatonin your body makes.
    — Larry Carroll, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • That combined with five to 10 minutes of morning sun keep the body clock regulated.
    — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 17 June 2022
  • Their visitors are from Las Vegas, where local time (and body clocks) will read 9 a.m. when the game kicks off Saturday.
    — Ryan Ginn, ajc, 21 Sep. 2017

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