sweat box
Example Sentences
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"Kiss me, take my heart, break it again," he sings atop a convulsive electro pulse, as dancers pull him into a transparent "sweat box" that represents the relationship he can't escape.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
"Yes, I'm in the sweat box," admitted Douglas.
From Michael O'Halloran by Stratton-Porter, Gene
I had an hour of solid comfort to-day, now I'm in the sweat box again.
From The Harvester by Stratton-Porter, Gene
It was the sense of the meeting that a "sweat box" should be installed under Mr. Crow's supervision, and that the marshal's salary should be increased fifty dollars a year.
From The Daughter of Anderson Crow by McCutcheon, George Barr
When she was brought into what the sensational newspapers would call the "sweat box" it was clear that she was in a state of abject terror.
From Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls or, War on the White Slave Trade by Bell, Ernest A. (Ernest Albert)
