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

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

From Washington Times ● Aug. 24, 2022

In summer’s heat, we perspire, and the perspiration evaporates.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2021

But when it goes right, mistakes are forgiven; the diners perspire, devour, quaff and sing together, and then, only then, will business be done.

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2019

She napped in the noontime heat, opening her beak to pant and perspire.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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

He walks five miles every day for exercise and perspires a great deal, but he doesn’t change his shirt.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 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

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

Yet the second-seeded Federer perspired so much during his upset loss to Millman this week that some began to wonder whether his switch in apparel sponsorship from Nike to Uniqlo was to blame.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2018

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

From The Verge ● Oct. 15, 2017

Travis’s father perspired in the gravel driveway, changing out the spark plugs on his pickup that had the name of the family business, Bohannon Lumber; stenciled on the side.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

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

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

But, anyway, the clothes kept us from getting sunburned, and they did help to decrease the rate at which we were perspiring.

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