Examples of steamer in a Sentence
We rode a steamer down the Mississippi.
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The set includes saucepans, frying pans, a stockpot and a steamer insert.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
In fact, though travel isn’t cheap and holidays are out of the reach of many, a lot of people these days can decide to visit almost any country on earth and be there within 24 hours (rather than after ten weeks on a steamer).
—Simon Boas
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
Combine the beer, water and lemon juice in a pot fitted with a metal steamer basket.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
Go ahead, be bold and leave the portable steamer at home.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
In fact, though travel isn’t cheap and holidays are out of the reach of many, a lot of people these days can decide to visit almost any country on earth and be there within 24 hours (rather than after ten weeks on a steamer).
—Simon Boas
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
Combine the beer, water and lemon juice in a pot fitted with a metal steamer basket.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
Go ahead, be bold and leave the portable steamer at home.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for steamer
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“Steamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steamer. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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steamer
noun
steam·er
ˈstē-mər 
1
: a container in which something is steamed
2
a
: a ship driven by steam
b
: an engine, machine, or vehicle run by steam
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