clammy

Example Sentences

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“In the ‘morning’ the air is thick; it hangs in a clammy, damp mass that you can all but grasp with your hands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

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

She has found herself with acne or clammy hands, only to realize they are potential side effects when people are on some antidepressants.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

Writing in his column in The Sunday Times, the 64-year-old said he had symptoms of feeling "clammy", a "tightness" in his chest, and "pins and needles" in his left arm after returning from a holiday.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024

I wipe my clammy hands on my jeans.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed