Example Sentences

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Sportsbooks were sweating more than the players when the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs booked their tickets to the NBA Finals.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Back in Kyiv, the operation’s planners were sweating, according to people involved in it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

I cooked up a bunch of beans in the pressure cooker while the veg were sweating and in 20 minutes, we had the most nourishing lunch.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2024

Former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard has been enlisted for his local knowledge, something England felt they lacked in India, leading to decisions like fielding first in a Mumbai so hot the statues were sweating.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2024

That first night I couldn’t sleep at all, me and By had to share a bed and we both were sweating like two pigs.

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis