steamer

Example Sentences

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Jim, young and idealistic, is chief mate on a steamer carrying 800 pilgrims from Singapore to Mecca.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Among the pieces that she had teased on social media were a sewing machine, a steamer, lamps, a “tiny side table,” a sequin romper, and a Bergdorf Goodman jacket.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 13, 2025

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

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

Today’s will be all about things that are helping me on my book tour, this handheld steamer I have, the lipstick I’ve been wearing…

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2024

The Dessoug is the biggest steamer in the harbor & it has been sitting in the water ever since I got here.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman