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

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)

"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

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