body heat
Example Sentences
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Heat stress -- the name given to the hazardous build-up of body heat caused by soaring temperatures, humidity and other factors -- is one of the most common ways that weather kills people.
From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026
Every hour or so during cross-country ski exercises, when the team took five minute-breaks, they layered-up with puffer jackets to trap the body heat generated from skiing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Others were detected by their movements and body heat.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025
The temperature is set at a chilly 68 to 70 degrees, because body heat rises with such strenuous exertion.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024
The elders say that eating dog meat increases body heat, thus increasing energy, but you shouldn’t eat too much of it or your body will burn up and combust.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
