How to Use body temperature in a Sentence

body temperature

noun
  • Once her body temperature plummeted, Moira could no longer eat or swim.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Hot flashes are the most common of all—they’re periodic increases in body temperature that can cause dizziness and heart palpitations.
    Zoya Hasan, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Decrease of the core body temperature helps the body fall and stay asleep.
    Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The longer the child is in the car, the more the heat radiating from its surfaces is driving up the child’s core body temperature.
    Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The baby was found to have a body temperature of 91.2 degrees.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Once the blood is warmed and brought back to the core, your overall body temperature increases.
    Amudalat Ajasa, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Changes in these rhythms also mean changes in core body temperature.
    Georgia Day, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2024
  • When our body temperature warms up, the pacemaker of our heart begins to speed up.
    Emily Shiffer, Men's Health, 13 June 2023
  • The salty water is heated to match your body temperature.
    Anne McCarthy, Health, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The patient should remain in the ice bath until their body temperature falls to 102.2 degrees.
    David Schechter, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Users of peyote feel their heart rate increase as well as their body temperature.
    Kelly Santana Banks, Discover Magazine, 3 Mar. 2023
  • From swimming in the pool to cold showers, keeping our body temperature down is key to comfort when the temps rise outside.
    Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 12 June 2023
  • Not only were the perches where the urban lizards spent much of the day hotter than the perches of the forest lizards, but the body temperature of the urban lizards was higher, too.
    Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
  • Further down the home screen are panels for blood pressure, body temperature, and SpO2.
    PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The substance both traps the hornet and raises its body temperature to a fatal level.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Pay attention to the rice, made fresh throughout the night, served at body temperature, with grains that hold together just long enough to fall apart on your tongue.
    oregonlive, 17 Feb. 2023
  • That’s in contrast to people who sweat as a way of controlling their body temperature.
    Time, 4 Aug. 2023
  • His staff tries to bring their body temperature down quickly, before brain damage sets in.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The disposable foil blanket protects you from the wind, rain, and helps maintain your body temperature.
    Ashley Wolfgang, SELF, 15 Mar. 2023
  • As your body temperature rises, your heart pumps faster.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Heat stroke symptoms include: A body temperature of 103 degrees or higher with hot, red, dry or damp skin.
    The Enquirer, 27 July 2023
  • After body temperature has increased, keep the person dry and wrap their body, including their head and neck, in a warm blanket.
    Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 12 Jan. 2024
  • An increase in body temperature is a vital tool in helping the body fight off infection.
    Georgia Day, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Its fibers absorb body heat and reduce body temperature up to 10°F in under 10 minutes.
    Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2024
  • These can cause an increase in body temperature, Dr. Weiner says.
    Cassie Shortsleeve, Men's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • If the air is too moist to absorb sweat, a person’s internal body temperature will continue to rise.
    Annie Gowen, Niko Kommenda and Saiyna Bashir, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Sep. 2023
  • This is a time in women’s lives when our hormone levels are changing, which can affect sleep, mood and body temperature, among other things.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Plus, the breathable mesh fabric and built-in cooling pad will help regulate their body temperature on hot summer days.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2023
  • Regulate your body temperature while staying true to your city style in this layer.
    Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Warm drinks can help increase body temperature, but do not give alcoholic drinks.
    Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 12 Jan. 2024

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