How to Use body heat in a Sentence

body heat

noun
  • 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
  • The wrong bedding can also trap in body heat, leading to pesky night sweats that soak your linens.
    Jillian Mueller, Health.com, 4 May 2021
  • This helps the comforter keep you dry and help regulate your body heat during the night.
    Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Wear snow boots with adequate tread that will keep your feet and ankles warm and dry, and a hat to keep body heat in.
    Julie Washington, cleveland, 2 Feb. 2022
  • This means that way more body heat can pass straight through the fabric without getting trapped close to your skin.
    Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2022
  • Our body heat makes the ice melt faster, so putting your hand behind your back can quell that natural urge to grip the glass.
    Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Think of the emotional storm, the hopes and fears, the butterflies in the stomach, the rising body heat, the quickening breath.
    Yuval Noah Harari, Time, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The Bowery draws body heat away from the surface of the bed, earning it an 8.5 out of 10 in the review team's coolness testing.
    Jillian Mueller, PEOPLE.com, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Socks also warm feet by trapping body heat, so the thickness and loft of socks matters, too.
    Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The material traps your body heat and can reduce heat transfer away from the body by up to 90%.
    Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The top of the mattress is covered with a cooling ArcticTex cover that helps draw away body heat.
    Zach Epstein, BGR, 24 Apr. 2022
  • The four-way-stretch polyester and spandex blend helps keep body heat in, while still remaining breathable.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Follow it with a mid-layer like a fleece pullover or, in my case, a down vest that insulates and traps body heat.
    Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 6 Jan. 2023
  • In fact, they're made to work with your natural body heat to become more and more comfortable as the day goes on.
    Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2022
  • In theory, a smaller tent is warmer because there is less space to warm with your body heat.
    Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023
  • The surface of each bench is in fact a sensor of the body heat generated by anyone who sits down.
    Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022
  • The traps involve sensors that detect movement and body heat.
    Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Van is correct about the body heat problem that comes with such a big tent, and the duo fail to assemble it properly.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Always keep yours in a chest pocket or sleeping bag where your body heat will keep it from freezing.
    Outside Online, 25 Oct. 2022

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