perspire

Example Sentences

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He couldn’t have been sweating on the dancefloor because an “overdose of adrenaline’’ during his time as a helicopter pilot in the 1982 Falklands War had left him unable to perspire.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024

Your nose will perspire and you will feel compelled to touch it.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

And he said, ‘Coach, quarterbacks don’t sweat. Quarterbacks perspire.’

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2022

The whole concept behind the machine is that people will perspire more while telling a lie.

From Encyclopedia.com • Sep. 19, 2018

The coaches were afraid we’d perspire and slip on the equipment, so even though we didn’t own the warehouse space, my parents paid to install air-conditioning throughout.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles