How to Use clammy in a Sentence

clammy

adjective

• His hand was cold and clammy.
• The smaller the clam pieces, the more clammy flavor the cakes will pick up.
  — Kat Craddock, Saveur, 10 June 2016
• By this point, my heart thumped and my palms grew clammy.
  — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Nov. 2023
• His body breaks out in a cold sweat and his armpits, now so full of hair, are clammy.
  — Hurmat Kazmi, The Atlantic, 23 Nov. 2021
• In the case of heat exhaustion, the skin becomes clammy and cold and the pulse slows down.
  — Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati.com, 3 July 2018
• My hands still might shake at times, and my armpits might feel clammy.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 1 Apr. 2022
• Twas a dark and sad and clammy day; A lark caws daftly, madly.
  — Pat Myers, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2022
• Their face is extremely pale and/or feels clammy to the touch.
  — Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2022
• Putting an end to the American body politic’s clammy night sweats?
  — Arielle Pardes, Wired, 15 Jan. 2020
• The floor was cold and clammy, and the furniture creaked on top of it when moving anything.
  — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 8 July 2022
• Your feet don’t get all clammy, because it’s like a sweatshirt for your feet.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 19 July 2021
• Mulan looked at Xiu and the cold, clammy whiteness of her sister’s cheeks.
  — David Canfield, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2019
• The impression was all wrong, prompting the crinkle of a nose bridge, the pout of a lip, or worst of all, the extension of a clammy hand.
  — Joseph Lezza, Longreads, 30 Mar. 2023
• The glacial water is a cloudy phlegm green beneath the surface, and clammy reeds slap one’s ankles.
  — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2020
• And some of those symptoms are clammy skin and muscle cramps and dizziness, and those are the precursors to heat stroke.
  — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 16 June 2024
• Moderate breezes may make mid-50s to around 60 degrees feel a bit chilly and clammy.
  — Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2020
• Symptoms of stress include a rapid heart rate, clammy palms and shallow breath.
  — Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2020
• Some June and July days were clammy cold, with a damp, sweeping wind called chiperoni.
  — Paul Theroux, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2021
• This results in a durable and breathable body that doesn’t get clammy even after clutching a tight win.
  — Gabrielle Hondorp, Popular Mechanics, 20 Oct. 2021
• If the weather turns cold and clammy during the short period in the spring when the flowers bloom, bees won’t take to the air and fruits won’t develop.
  — Nathanael Johnson, WIRED, 24 May 2018
• There is nothing quite like the clammy abstract terror of a nightmare.
  — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 9 May 2022
• But, for the most part, a sort of clammy vicariousness reigns.
  — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2019
• Skyshell membrane never let a drop of water in while venting sweat and heat well enough that my feet didn’t get clammy.
  — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2019
• These hands are often soft to the touch and a bit clammy, with an overall narrow appearance.
  — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 4 June 2018
• This source — providing a fetch of cool, moist air off the bay and Atlantic Ocean — may keep us cool and perhaps somewhat clammy.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2017
• Getting rid of cool and clammy air stuck in our region is never the easiest thing.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2018
• Be on the lookout for warning signs of heatstroke such as heavy sweating, a rapid pulse, clammy skin or dizziness.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2022
• Late-night easterly breezes near 10 mph may add the slightest chill to clammy low temperatures in the low to mid-60s.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 10 June 2022
• Look out for heat stroke symptoms of nausea, lightheadedness, confusion and clammy skin.
  — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
• Heat exhaustion can cause heavy sweating, clammy skin, muscle cramps, weakness, fast or weak pulse, dizziness, headache, nausea and vomiting.
  — Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024

Last Updated: 2 Dec 2024