perspire
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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
A case could be made that the air around us on Sunday sought to clutch at us and suggest that we might wish to rest more and perspire less.
From Washington Post • Sep. 4, 2022
And he said, ‘Coach, quarterbacks don’t sweat. Quarterbacks perspire.’
From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2022
But when it goes right, mistakes are forgiven; the diners perspire, devour, quaff and sing together, and then, only then, will business be done.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2019
Tendai looked at her steadily, the way Father did when he wanted to make someone perspire.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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