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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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In the dead of night, a group of armed thieves creeps toward a locked vault.—
Olivia Potts,
Longreads,
28 May 2026
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Photos from the area showed cars slowly traveling through the floodwaters as water rises and creeps onto sidewalks in the area.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The brain influences the body’s response to nerves as much as that of the mind.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Something about seeing the gentle flow of an expansive body of water immediately calms the nerves, sending your mind into a state of sweet stillness.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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“Cold sweat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20sweat. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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