perspiring

Example Sentences

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Then, singer Adele announced on stage in Las Vegas in 2023 that she had contracted a fungal infection as a result of perspiring.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

Even with the increased numbers of travelers of late, going on vacation in autumn is like entering a hushed and luxurious train car after having been in a stuffed summer subway pressed against perspiring commuters.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2023

Andrew denied his accuser’s claim he was perspiring when they first met because he had “a peculiar medical condition, which is that I don’t sweat.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2022

In the interrogation room, he sat quietly and dabbed at his perspiring face with a tissue.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2022

Then he mopped his perspiring brow with me.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck