flop sweat

Example Sentences

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But scoff I must: On an album slick with flop sweat, poor little Daisy comes across not as a beneficiary of Perry’s motherly encouragement but as a victim of her creative desperation.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

Chazelle just lets his flop sweat fly as he spins plates and pays homage to various classic films and one film in particular, but it feels strained.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2022

So many TV series, especially on the broadcast networks, strive for a four-quadrant appeal and have only flop sweat to show for it.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2022

It’s an urgent, feral performance, imagining Holmes as a bundle of mania and green juice, dancing off her nerves in private, hiding her flop sweat behind a husky voice and a Steve Jobs turtleneck.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2022

There have been a lot of great miniseries in the past few years that would have been movies covered in flop sweat as recently as five years ago.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2020