clammy
Example Sentences
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At the least, Friday’s high-scoring, history-making 4-1 victory over Paraguay should deliver a momentary respite from the clammy tension that hovers over the men’s national team at this ever-controversial, freshly-premiered 2026 North American World Cup.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
Past the double glass doors, Maria Pascual, an employee, sat in front of a computer, her forehead clammy from the warmth.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025
Sweating ceases as blood flow to the skin stops, leaving it cold and clammy.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2024
Then, from Germany, the clammy nail-biter “The Teachers’ Lounge.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024
The rhetorical questions had a clammy air; the exclamation mark was the first resort of those who shout to make themselves clearer.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing clammy
The Cay
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