clammy
Example Sentences
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“In the ‘morning’ the air is thick; it hangs in a clammy, damp mass that you can all but grasp with your hands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
This evolutionary gift adds a clammy disquiet to the eye-jacked livestock, which never rests and is constantly evaluating its captors and fellow captives.
From Salon • Sep. 18, 2025
Symptoms can include: chest pain; tightness or pain in the arms, neck, jaw, back or stomach; feeling dizzy or lightheaded; feeling tired or out of breath; nausea, and feeling sweaty or clammy.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2024
Symptoms of heat exhaustion include heavy sweating; cold, pale and clammy skin; a fast pulse; nausea or vomiting; dizziness; headache; and passing out.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2023
I expected his skin to feel clammy and slick, but it was dry.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing clammy
The Cay
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One Crazy Summer
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And Then There Were None
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