stewed

Example Sentences

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Newsom climbed from San Francisco mayor to lieutenant governor to California’s governorship, where he quietly stewed as Harris leapfrogged past him into the vice presidency.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Crucially, I discovered I wasn’t using nearly enough wine or cream when I stewed mushrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

But by then, they had already stewed on their Game 5 clunker long enough.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

The idea came from dinner at Le Bouchon, where they serve a winter cheesecake with stewed fruit and — yes — granola.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025

Afterward he searched, though without hope, for another bite of something—a forgotten onion, a mouthful of stewed lentils left from Gebu’s meal.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw