sweat out
verb
sweat out or sweated out; sweating out; sweats out
1
: to work one's way painfully through or to
2
: to endure or wait through the course of
Examples of sweat out in a Sentence
I can sweat out one more year of this job—before I totally flip out.
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Inmates sweating out the summer due to a broken air conditioning system claim correctional officers have denied their ability to file grievances over the conditions at a Plainfield prison.
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Matthew Cupelli, IndyStar, 31 July 2025
Sip wines made right on-site, sweat out nights of excess in the barrel sauna and cold plunge, and savor in-room breakfasts and alfresco wine dinners.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
After sweating out a memorable quarterfinal win over Costa Rica in PKs in the Gold Cup quarterfinals, USA are heavily favored in Wednesday night's semifinal clash with Guatemala.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
One year after sweating out whether or not their two-time national champion coach would accept an offer to coach LeBron James and the L.A. Lakers, Huskies fans may be feeling just a little queasy after the New York Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
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Matthew Cupelli, IndyStar, 31 July 2025
Sip wines made right on-site, sweat out nights of excess in the barrel sauna and cold plunge, and savor in-room breakfasts and alfresco wine dinners.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
After sweating out a memorable quarterfinal win over Costa Rica in PKs in the Gold Cup quarterfinals, USA are heavily favored in Wednesday night's semifinal clash with Guatemala.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
One year after sweating out whether or not their two-time national champion coach would accept an offer to coach LeBron James and the L.A. Lakers, Huskies fans may be feeling just a little queasy after the New York Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
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“Sweat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweat%20out. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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