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 shame is embedded into Western culture, says Ms Everts, who has long suffered embarrassment about her own clammy skin.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025
According to the CDC, signs of heat exhaustion include heavy sweating; cold, pale and clammy skin; a fast, weak heart pulse; nausea or vomiting; muscle cramps; tiredness or weakness; dizziness; headache; and passing out.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024
Then, from Germany, the clammy nail-biter “The Teachers’ Lounge.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024
The thunderstorm had faded away, and the air was still, hot and clammy.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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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