clamminess

Example Sentences

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In the mill proper, the air had a tropical clamminess; the dominant olfactory note was of broken-down cardboard left out in the rain.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2022

Ashley’s staging follows suit, going for grandeur but, in its haste, reaching only the clamminess of farce.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2021

Other signs of rupture include dizziness, sweating, clamminess, nausea or vomiting, fast pulse, shortness of breath and loss of consciousness.

From US News • Nov. 19, 2014

All day the clouds hung low over St John's Wood and there was a clamminess in the air.

From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2011

I rub my free hand against my jeans, trying stupidly to wipe away the clamminess and fear.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed