Examples of cold sweat in a Sentence
The patient feels faint and is in a cold sweat.
I break out in a cold sweat when I think about asking my boss for a pay raise.
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Who among us hasn’t dabbled in a little wishful thinking about the future until they’re shaken to the core by the uncertainties of it all while covered in cold sweat?
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Faceless YouTube Channels Being on camera makes a lot of people break into a cold sweat.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
As someone who has been waking up with cold sweats since hitting my 30s, I am sold—especially because of its impressive sale price.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2025
As in heart racing, breaking out in a cold sweat, and having to self-medicate with a large Dairy Queen chocolate dipped ice cream cone scary.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Faceless YouTube Channels Being on camera makes a lot of people break into a cold sweat.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
As someone who has been waking up with cold sweats since hitting my 30s, I am sold—especially because of its impressive sale price.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2025
As in heart racing, breaking out in a cold sweat, and having to self-medicate with a large Dairy Queen chocolate dipped ice cream cone scary.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cold sweat
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“Cold sweat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20sweat. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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