perspire

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

Your nose will perspire and you will feel compelled to touch it.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 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

The coaches were afraid we’d perspire and slip on the equipment, so even though we didn’t own the warehouse space, my parents paid to install air-conditioning throughout.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

But nearly everything about Charlie — the sound of his breathing, the way he eats, moves and perspires — underlines his abjection, to an extent that starts to feel cruel and voyeuristic.

From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2022

Runny Rampling shamelessly perspires like some sort of gruesome mutant.”

From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2016

Short and plump, Agarwal perspires in the late spring heat.

From Forbes ● Jul. 2, 2014

Lester, the ace left-hander, and Manager John Farrell both said prior to Game 2 at Fenway Park that Lester perspires a great deal when he pitches.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2013

Once inside the train he perspires heavily and takes off his coat.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

The beleaguered bride, in her dress, perspired through her makeup on a warm afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

He recalls that Cash, out of his element as an actor, perspired so much out of nervousness that Ron got soaking wet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2021

But I perspired on them so much that the metal inside was totally rusted and started to smell.

From The Verge ● Oct. 15, 2017

The previous owner seems to have perspired something akin to battery acid.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2010

I perspired and my body shuddered from the pain.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

They do not sweat like humans – only perspiring a small amount through the pads on their paws, with their often thick fur coats meaning their core temperature can rise quickly in high temperatures.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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

Confused and perspiring heavily, he vomited, collapsed and lost consciousness.

From New York Times ● May 4, 2022

“Oh, no,” Major Danby groaned, and began patting his perspiring face rapidly with the bare palms of both hands.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller