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
A new study suggests that disruptions in the body's internal clock may be tied to a higher risk of dementia.
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
Additionally, disruptions to the body's internal clock can affect astronaut's sleeping and eating cycles.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2025
X-Ray always said that he’d sleep until noon every day once he was released, but his internal clock was permanently out of whack.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
