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

Me back to the sweat box at eight per when I'm gettin' fourteen for this?

From Side-stepping with Shorty by Ford, Sewell

"Yes, I'm in the sweat box," admitted Douglas.

From Michael O'Halloran by Stratton-Porter, Gene

Though the gummy heat of the monsoon made the little cabin a sweat box, he had not stopped to strip his rubber coat.

From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John

"I guess I'll put them fellers through the sweat box."

From The Daughter of Anderson Crow by McCutcheon, George Barr