He said the heat wave that had held the eastern part of the nation in a sweaty grip for the last week was a factor.

It was only late August, and summer still held Boston in a sweaty grip, but the image played for her.

His cold, sweaty grip on the pistol was problematic.

She clung to the gems for a moment, then with a whimper, loosened her sweaty grip.

Inos wrenched her hand loose from his sweaty grip and he barely noticed.

Her hands held her bag in a sweaty grip.

She almost lost the gun, the grips sweaty and wet.

Then the passing began, the hand-off from one sweaty grip to the next.

Then he was moving down the porch steps, his grip already sweaty on his .38.

Waves of nausea whelmed over me as I clutched the bannister from one sweaty grip to the next.