simmer

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Feb. 10, 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

Basically, the recipe is asking cooks to simmer their rabbit or chicken in its own broth, enrich it with ground almonds, sweeten with sugar and ginger and serve it forth.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

In his novella “The Turn of the Screw,” the connection between the supernatural and the psychological is allowed to suggestively simmer.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

By the time Osh joined me, yawning and stretching, I had his coffee at the simmer.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk