steamer

Example Sentences

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These are foam or gel-filled toys of various brands shaped like bao buns, and sometimes sold in plastic replicas of bamboo steamer baskets.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The Dream Midtown went so far as to wheel an industrial size steamer into my room when a portable one wasn’t immediately available.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

He left behind a massive steamer trunk full of manuscripts, many of which were attributed to artists not named Fernando Pessoa.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

Mother meant the other kind of chest, like a steamer trunk, in which a girl was supposed to put everything she hoped she’d get to use one day after she got married.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver