sweat out
verb
sweat out or sweated out; sweating out; sweats out
1
: to work one's way painfully through or to
2
: to endure or wait through the course of
Examples of sweat out in a Sentence
I can sweat out one more year of this job—before I totally flip out.
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Sandburg struggled Saturday against Downers Grove after sweating out three-game wins over Lyons, 19-25, 25-19, 20-18, and Brother Rice, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22.
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
There is no need to sweat out that first bet on DraftKings Sportsbook.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Took care of business Because the Calgary Flames rallied to defeat Vegas in overtime after the Wild’s game concluded Tuesday, had Eriksson Ek not scored, the Wild would have been sweating out Calgary’s season finale Thursday night in Los Angeles.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
After sweating out a long wait, Ralph again went to work with the call — and got a prompt reply.
—Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
There is no need to sweat out that first bet on DraftKings Sportsbook.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Took care of business Because the Calgary Flames rallied to defeat Vegas in overtime after the Wild’s game concluded Tuesday, had Eriksson Ek not scored, the Wild would have been sweating out Calgary’s season finale Thursday night in Los Angeles.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
After sweating out a long wait, Ralph again went to work with the call — and got a prompt reply.
—Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sweat out
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“Sweat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweat%20out. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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