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

A piece of herring—pickled, stewed or fried—constituted a weekday treat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

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

“And turtles? And the fact that, like, it’s all stewed up with, like, chilies and peppers and onions and like, ‘Oh, you really made this a dish?’

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025

We had roast venison and fried catfish and stewed squirrel and blackeyed peas and cornbread and flour gravy and butter and wild honey and hog-plum jelly and fresh buttermilk.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson