How to Use body heat in a Sentence

body heat

noun
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  • The video’s infrared gaze captures a man’s body heat and breathing.
    — Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • Plus the mitten design allows your body heat to keep all your fingers tight and warm.
    — Claire Maldarelli, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • The cold water saps body heat 25 times faster than air of the same temperature.
    — Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 26 Nov. 2020
  • Gnats are attracted to carbon dioxide, moisture, body heat and odor.
    — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • But as temperatures soar, the side effect of different medications can affect your body heat.
    — Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • This will help keep the chilly wind out and your body heat in.
    — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The best way to trap that body heat, experts say, is to dress in layers.
    — Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • Our body heat then warms the air and the layers keep that cozy space contained next to our skin.
    — Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2021
  • These use your body heat to form to your foot after a few days of riding.
    — Déjà Leonard, Popular Mechanics, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Plus, the Ghost Ice cover helps wick away moisture and body heat.
    — Kate Barrington, Discover Magazine, 20 Oct. 2021
  • The rattlesnake can sense—perhaps see—the body heat of its mammalian prey.
    — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2021
  • Seating was dense, allowing mass body heat to take some of the chill from the evening air.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • This will absorb body heat to cool you down as the night progresses.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Birds have no sweat glands so panting is their way to get rid of excess body heat.
    — Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 8 July 2021
  • These air pockets allow your own body heat to keep you warm.
    — John Pana, cleveland, 28 Dec. 2020

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