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

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

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

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

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

As sweat beaded under masks and upper lips perspired in the beating sun, the cast and crew of “Pass Over” introduced themselves for the first time through handshakes and hugs, rather than a Zoom screen.

From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 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

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

Then, singer Adele announced on stage in Las Vegas in 2023 that she had contracted a fungal infection as a result of perspiring.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 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

The artist’s movements animate a digital stand-in who resembles some sort of TV host, shifting in his midcentury-modern chair, perspiring under virtual klieg lights.

From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2021

Then he mopped his perspiring brow with me.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck