steamer

Example Sentences

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He was chased down as a fugitive aboard a Turkish steamer, returned to the U.S. for trial—and acquitted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Among the pieces that she had teased on social media were a sewing machine, a steamer, lamps, a “tiny side table,” a sequin romper, and a Bergdorf Goodman jacket.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 13, 2025

When they served their first steamer of dim sum in 1933, a refined ambiance drew the elite clientele of the era.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

The first step is to sterilise the material in a steamer.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

A quartet of slick trombones played a Sousa march as the steamer Kennebec came in sight of the wharf.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt