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

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

He put poor old Alf Reesling through the "sweat box" time and again, and worthless Tom Folly had many an unhappy night, wondering why the marshal was shadowing him so persistently.

From The Daughter of Anderson Crow by McCutcheon, George Barr

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