stew about
Example Sentences
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“We don’t sit and stew about what we didn’t get. We pick ourselves up and keep moving.”
From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2020
Tennessee fans had two weeks to stew about that shellacking and Jones had two weeks to make changes.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2017
My question is this: Am I doomed to silently stew about this breach of trust, or do I confront her about never telling me?
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2015
If Verlander has a rough inning or allows a home run, he doesn’t question his pitch selection or stew about throwing 95 when he could have touched 100.
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2011
“But they seem to be in an awful stew about something.”
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
