perspire

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

When you perspire, the sweat on your skin can pull heat from your body as it evaporates.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023

A case could be made that the air around us on Sunday sought to clutch at us and suggest that we might wish to rest more and perspire less.

From Washington Post • Sep. 4, 2022

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

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2022

In the desert, the faster you perspire, the quicker you die, if you don’t have anything to drink.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins