perspire

Example Sentences

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He couldn’t have been sweating on the dancefloor because an “overdose of adrenaline’’ during his time as a helicopter pilot in the 1982 Falklands War had left him unable to perspire.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024

And he said, ‘Coach, quarterbacks don’t sweat. Quarterbacks perspire.’

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2022

That perhaps does hint that summer’s sultry grip on our imaginations and our propensity to perspire may be on the wane.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2022

Sustained exposure to certain thresholds of high heat and humidity makes it difficult for people’s bodies to cool down, as they cannot effectively perspire.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2022

“What was that?” roared General Dreedle incredulously, and whirled around in a murderous rage upon Major Danby, who staggered back in terrified confusion and began to quail and perspire.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller