steamy

Example Sentences

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"Wuthering Heights," Emerald Fennell's steamy adaptation of the classic Emily Bronte novel, charmed moviegoers in North America over the four-day US holiday weekend, raking in $40 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Every Saturday, Taiwanese restaurant chain Din Tai Fung plates as many as 20,000 of its delicate, steamy dumplings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

It’s a microcosm of the world and its vices, and not only because the sounds of several languages permeate the steamy premises.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024

Coming home from an outing in the winter to steamy windows and the smells of her cooking in the kitchen was always the best.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2024

As he drew nearer, he saw that the younger kids were sitting in the backseat, among suitcases, and peering out at him through steamy windows.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown