internal clock
Example Sentences
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Her internal clock, built over millions of years of evolution to tune human biology to the rising and setting of the Sun, is insisting it is morning.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Almost all cells in the body contain their own internal clock, which can be influenced by light, physical activity, and food timing.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2026
My internal clock wherever I am just knows it’s 4 p.m. and I get a little sad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025
You really have to be thoughtful of your act structures and that internal clock.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2024
Either by his internal clock or Chubs’s excited squeaks, Liam woke first.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
