stewing

Example Sentences

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But Auriemma suggested that he’d been stewing since before the opening tipoff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

"I wrote it on Monday because I'd been stewing in anger about ICE," Terrell posted on Instagram, adding he was stunned by the reception it received.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

We subsidize highways to the tune of $32 billion a year, only to sit on them stewing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

His macho barbs are always expressed via iPhone, and all carry the unmistakable stench of a guy coming up with what he wanted to say in an argument hours later, while stewing in the shower.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

In a glass jar on a shelf my mother kept a big brown hand with pointed claws stewing in alcohol and herbs.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston