How to Use body temperature in a Sentence

body temperature

noun
  • Decrease of the core body temperature helps the body fall and stay asleep.
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • When a room is warmer than that, a fan can increase your body temperature.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Slow-wave sleep depends on a drop in core body temperature.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Changes in these rhythms also mean changes in core body temperature.
    — Georgia Day, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2024
  • These things can raise your dog’s body temperature and lead to panting.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
  • Find shade, rest, and use cool, damp cloths to lower your body temperature.
    — Brian Bossak, The Conversation, 1 July 2026
  • And there are many ways to get your body temperature up by being active.
    — Erin Huffstetler, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Soak in a cold bath or take a cold shower to lower your body temperature.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
  • Users of peyote feel their heart rate increase as well as their body temperature.
    — Kelly Santana Banks, Discover Magazine, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Once your body temperature rises, your brain may read that signal as a cue to wake up.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 4 June 2026
  • Reduce body temperature with cool cloths or bath.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Reduce body temperature with cool cloths or bath.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • At the same time, the heart pumps more blood to help regulate body temperature.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Kittens cannot control their own body temperature for the first couple of weeks of life.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
  • When our body temperature warms up, the pacemaker of our heart begins to speed up.
    — Emily Shiffer, Men's Health, 13 June 2023
  • Once the blood is warmed and brought back to the core, your overall body temperature increases.
    — Amudalat Ajasa, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
  • His staff tries to bring their body temperature down quickly, before brain damage sets in.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Death occurs at a core body temperature of 107 or above.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Warm drinks can help increase body temperature, but do not give alcoholic drinks.
    — Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Once her body temperature plummeted, Moira could no longer eat or swim.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Body fat freezes more easily (at a higher body temperature) than skin.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Your wetsuit has now saved your life many times over, but your body temperature is somewhere in the low 90s.
    — Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2025
  • That’s in contrast to people who sweat as a way of controlling their body temperature.
    — Time, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Regulate your body temperature while staying true to your city style in this layer.
    — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
  • In infants, brown fat helps maintain body temperature.
    — Claudio Villanueva, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Once your body temperature rises above a hundred and three, heatstroke can begin.
    — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2023
  • An increase in body temperature is a vital tool in helping the body fight off infection.
    — Georgia Day, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Digestion raises body temperature and keeps the gut active in ways that pull you out of deeper sleep stages.
    — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • When cold, the body also tends to narrow its blood vessels to better maintain core body temperature.
    — Cara Ocobock, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026

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