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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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
While some may break out in a cold sweat hearing about a passing asteroid, astronomers are almost never flustered by this kind of event.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2025
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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
While some may break out in a cold sweat hearing about a passing asteroid, astronomers are almost never flustered by this kind of event.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 July 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 5 Sep. 2025.
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