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
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
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
His eyelids twitched from lack of sleep, and all day long he perspired like an Arkansas hog.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
