sweat off
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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“I wish there was a better way,” he said, wiping sweat off his eyebrows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
With the referee almost extending his arms to call off the contest, the corner anxiously told him to use it to wipe sweat off the canvas.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2024
He rubbed his sore back and wiped the sweat off his forehead.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
Engel points to the Alps, Greenland, and Alaska, where the winters weren’t long enough to make up for the summer melting; the glaciers are retreating, falling back as they sweat off running water.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2021
She was rubbing sweat off her face and neck with the dusty head rag.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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