perspired

Example Sentences

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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

She never perspired, never scratched herself, and always kept her faint scent of lavender and lemon.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende