cold sweat
Frequency: 7.815.1 per million words
sweat caused by fear, nervousness, or illness
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Examples (10)
- She broke out in a cold sweat when she realized she had lost her keys.
- He woke up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat from a nightmare.
- The patient's sudden fever caused a cold sweat to break out on his forehead.
- Seeing the bear, he immediately broke into a cold sweat.
- The intense fear left her in a cold sweat for hours.
- After the stressful presentation, he found himself in a cold sweat.
- The news of the accident plunged him into a cold sweat.
- She was in a cold sweat before her job interview.
- The shock of the near-miss resulted in a cold sweat.
- He felt a cold sweat form on his brow as he waited for the test results.