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

Scientists believe that if you perspire more during the later questions, then you are lying.

From Encyclopedia.com ● Sep. 19, 2018

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

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

But at the same time, during an actual hot flash induced by the hot suit, the exercisers perspired less and showed a lower rise in skin temperature than the control group.

From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2016

On days seven through eleven, I perspired a lot.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

Still he battled on against the Dutch - limping, perspiring and also taking one stomach-churning blow where no man wants to be hit as he went.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2023

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

In the interrogation room, he sat quietly and dabbed at his perspiring face with a tissue.

From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2022

For the most part, though, the late-night hosts were less interested in how the interview actually went down and more focused on Trump’s face, which appears to be perspiring throughout Morgan’s teaser.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2022

She sat staring at it while Zooey—grinning but perspiring freely at his upper lip—went on using his orange stick.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger