sweats
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Hormone therapy remains the most effective first-line option for relieving common menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats, which affect up to 75% of postmenopausal women.
From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026
Her symptoms, which included unexplained weight loss, night sweats and vomiting, escalated.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
Of course, I wake up in cold sweats some nights thinking exactly that.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
"It involved really intense choreography," said Safdie, admitting he broke into a few cold sweats while preparing for the shoot.
From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025
Dad, who had changed into thick gray sweats, was standing there at the front door, grinning, my denim book bag in his right hand.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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