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
That means it’s likely that more buses will be pulling into Villahermosa, depositing deportees still dressed in prison sweats.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 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
We look out of place in our sweats and dance clothes, but no one pays attention to us as we walk straight for the elevator and press the button to go up.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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