How to Use clammy in a Sentence
clammy
adjective- His hand was cold and clammy.
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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 -
In the morning, your campfire breakfast won’t be as chilly, and your clothes and shoes won’t be clammy from the humidity of a forest.
— idahostatesman, 24 May 2016 -
This presents with symptoms like dizziness, fatigue, muscle cramps, clammy skin, and nausea.
— Umair Irfan, Vox, 17 June 2024
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