simmer

Example Sentences

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Even as Singh takes office, tensions in Manipur continue to simmer.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Add your hearty elements next, along with enough liquid to cover them, and let the pot settle into a gentle simmer.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

Takaichi replaced Shigeru Ishiba, whose one-year leadership saw voter discontent simmer over inflation and a slush fund scandal within the party.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Consider the long simmer over Pete Rose’s lifetime baseball ban, which held firm until it was lifted…months after his death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

The more I thought about what Holly’d said, the madder I got, until that simmer reached a rolling boil.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry