sweat
verb (used without object)
to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
had sweated
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past perfectof sweat.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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RFK had sweated through a teal t-shirt, which he had tucked into blue jeans.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2025
“I feel like I could have stayed in there for a little bit longer,” she said later, after weighing in to discover she had sweated off nearly 1 kilogram.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 27, 2023
He noted the current union health care contracts that workers had "sweated and toiled and fought over for decades."
From Fox News ● Jul. 31, 2019
It was a particularly hot summer day, during which we had sweated a lot and poured cold water over our heads to cool off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2016
Our throats felt as though filled with hot ashes, for we had sweated much in the chase, but though we begged for water they would not give us a drop.
From By Veldt and Kopje by W. C. (William Charles) Scully
