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Recent Examples of cold sweat
Maybe a sudden break into a cold sweat.
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Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 17 Feb. 2026
Other signs may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
Faceless YouTube Channels Being on camera makes a lot of people break into a cold sweat.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 27 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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Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 17 Feb. 2026
Other signs may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
Faceless YouTube Channels Being on camera makes a lot of people break into a cold sweat.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 27 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold sweat
Noun
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Giving this much power to women hopefully filters out the worst, impatient creeps.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2026
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Succumbing to the urge to scroll Instagram the second conversation grows quiet or social awkwardness creeps in.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Aguirre hoped his team would shake off nerves following the emotional opener at Azteca Stadium and show more bite in its second game against South Korea, but his team didn’t have much power behind its attack during the game’s first 45 minutes.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Luckily, a couple Nightcaps veterans calmed my nerves.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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“Cold sweat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20sweat. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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