How to Use body heat in a Sentence
body heat
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The video’s infrared gaze captures a man’s body heat and breathing.
—Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2020
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Throw any damp layers from the day into the bottom of your bag — your body heat will help dry them.
—Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2020
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Dogs with short coats can lose body heat quickly in cool water, and a life jacket can keep them warm.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 14 Sep. 2020
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Plus the mitten design allows your body heat to keep all your fingers tight and warm.
—Claire Maldarelli, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2020
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Around his shoulders is draped a beaver pelt coat, worn with the fur facing in to capture and preserve body heat.
—Scott Eisen, National Geographic, 11 Nov. 2020
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There’s also mesh sewn into the underarm and side panels of both shirts to help vent body heat.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 18 Nov. 2020
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The cold water saps body heat 25 times faster than air of the same temperature.
—Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 26 Nov. 2020
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Gnats are attracted to carbon dioxide, moisture, body heat and odor.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2024
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People who are overweight may be prone to heat sickness because of their tendency to retain more body heat.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2024
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The bulk of body heat is stored in your core, where blood flood is concentrated, which leaves your extremities vulnerable to cold.
—Kari Molvar, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2020
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But as temperatures soar, the side effect of different medications can affect your body heat.
—Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
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Overdosing on Benadryl can lead to these symptoms and more: Excessive body heat and flushed skin, in the process of overheating.
—Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 9 Sep. 2020
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Instead, temperature differences between warmer body heat and colder ambient air caused aerosols to rise in a plume a few meters above the performers.
—Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune, 17 Oct. 2020
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That predator’s active ocean cruising generates enough body heat to keep it toastier than surrounding seawater, an effort that burns through the equivalent of about six pounds of flesh a day.
—Riley Black, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2020
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The $395 smartwatch also is equipped with advanced heart rate and breathing rate tracking technology as well as a skin temperature sensor measures body heat.
—Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2020
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Sweat, breath, tears and body heat are the most significant attractants, according to Orkin, because gnats are drawn to the salts, minerals and other nutrients found in human sweat.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2024
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Doing jumping jacks or other physical activity right before getting into a sleeping bag will generate extra body heat, Salus said.
—Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com, 21 Nov. 2020
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This will help keep the chilly wind out and your body heat in.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2023
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The best way to trap that body heat, experts say, is to dress in layers.
—Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2023
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Curling up near a friend wasn’t enough, nor was the body heat from her dog, a young Husky mix.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
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Our body heat then warms the air and the layers keep that cozy space contained next to our skin.
—Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2021
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These use your body heat to form to your foot after a few days of riding.
—Déjà Leonard, Popular Mechanics, 10 Feb. 2023
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Plus, the Ghost Ice cover helps wick away moisture and body heat.
—Kate Barrington, Discover Magazine, 20 Oct. 2021
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The rattlesnake can sense—perhaps see—the body heat of its mammalian prey.
—Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2021
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Seating was dense, allowing mass body heat to take some of the chill from the evening air.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2022
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Think long johns and thermals, which are designed to trap body heat and keep you warm in style.
—Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Jan. 2022
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All of these fabrics help to ward off cold by trapping air that’s been warmed by your body heat close to the skin.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2023
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This will absorb body heat to cool you down as the night progresses.
—Chris Hachey, BGR, 10 Mar. 2021
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Birds have no sweat glands so panting is their way to get rid of excess body heat.
—Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 8 July 2021
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These air pockets allow your own body heat to keep you warm.
—John Pana, cleveland, 28 Dec. 2020
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