sweat

Example Sentences

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“This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.”

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

When doing these, my goal isn’t to break a sweat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

That has taught him "not to sweat the small stuff".

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

He’s both movie-star hunky and action-star engrossing, flitting between these two deceptively binary ends without breaking a sweat.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

I jerked upright in a cold sweat, shouting his name.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo