in a sweat
Example Sentences
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And if that last sentence made you break out in a sweat, you can now relax.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
“I’d break out in a sweat in the middle of the night thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, what if that was Ryan or Jacob in my position?’”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023
As I struggled to pay attention, the only thought that registered was a distant awareness that I’d broken out in a sweat.
From Washington Post • Jul. 17, 2022
Her cropped hair was up in a sweat band and she was covered head to toe in mud from helping residents clear out flooded areas.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2022
Then I found myself in a strangely familiar block and broke out in a sweat: I had walked almost to Mary's door, and turned now and hurried away.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
