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
Analysis of blood cells showed that the internal clock shifted by an average of 40 minutes during the late eating schedule compared to the early schedule.
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
His listen-and-learn switch had been turned on, and his own internal clock was ticking.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
