How to Use body clock in a Sentence

body clock

noun
  • It takes a while for my body clock to get adjusted when I fly from New York to London.
  • Even a few hours here is enough to reset your body clock to deep calm.
    — Trish Lorenz, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2019
  • That means everything from body of work to body clocks, from eye tests and more.
    — George Schroeder, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2017
  • Try to do so outside -- the sunlight can help restore your body clock.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 21 Apr. 2021
  • The body clock might be rewired, but Woods knows the clock is ticking on his career.
    — Rob Hodgetts, CNN, 16 July 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
  • My body clock had nothing in common with those of normal people.
    — Tom Scharpling, Vulture, 12 July 2021
  • Getting sunlight in the morning can help your body clock reset faster.
    — Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2026
  • This is meant to follow peoples’ body clocks, but may interrupt your sleep.
    — Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2023
  • 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
  • Light, along with your internal body clock, dictate how much melatonin your body makes.
    — Larry Carroll, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Then, sleep strategically to help your body clock reset.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Then, sleep strategically to help your body clock reset.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Then, sleep strategically to help your body clock reset.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
  • The sunlight will program your body clock and help regularize your sleep and wake rhythm.
    — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Along the same vein, Oura is introducing a body clock feature.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 15 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
  • Longer daylight hours help reset your body clock, which may temporarily change sleep and mood.
    — Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • Without the sun, our circadian rhythm, or body clock, would be impaired.
    — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 7 May 2018
  • In other words, how the light influenced their internal body clocks.
    — New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • Maybe their internal body clocks hit the snooze button more than once then, given this was a rarity in a sense.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 29 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Golden believes a great deal of the pressure women face is based on the idea of body clocks and traditional tropes.
    — Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Data from the study showed there can be serious consequences to a skewed internal body clock.
    — Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 9 June 2021
  • The light that your electronics emit essentially screws with your body clock and sabotages your sleep.
    — Julia Ries, SELF, 10 Mar. 2023

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