damp

Example Sentences

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It’s strange to work out in damp gear—the wetness helps conduct electricity—though newer dry suits are now entering the market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Next up: electrical muscle stimulation, or EMS, where people wear damp suits covered with electrodes that zap their major muscle groups simultaneously for about 20 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"The heating has gone off. I put it on in the morning for maybe an hour just to stop any damp from coming in, but that's it," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

It smelled faintly damp — a mingling of industrial carpet cleaner and coffee that had been sitting on a warming plate too long.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

The damp occupants of the cave stood close together in the vaulted entrance like actors who had played their parts and could now watch the rest of the show from the wings.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig