Examples of steamer in a Sentence
We rode a steamer down the Mississippi.
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The locomotive itself—a 1950 steamer built in Roanoke, Virginia—comes courtesy of the Virginia Museum of Transportation, made possible through a partnership with the Steam Railroading Institute and the Virginia Mechanical Preservation Society.
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Kinsey Gidick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2025
Unlike a traditional steamer, the Quuejenl steamer also has a dry function that performs tasks where an iron may be better suited, like creating delicate pleats or pressing shirt collars.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Bossel suggests using a steamer to blast seams, crevices, and furniture legs with sustained heat—10 to 30 seconds per section.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
The businessman, who at the time operated a restaurant in a three-story Mississippi-style paddle steamer on Sentosa island, dreamed of turning the ship into a venture that could benefit Christian charitable causes.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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Kinsey Gidick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2025
Unlike a traditional steamer, the Quuejenl steamer also has a dry function that performs tasks where an iron may be better suited, like creating delicate pleats or pressing shirt collars.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Bossel suggests using a steamer to blast seams, crevices, and furniture legs with sustained heat—10 to 30 seconds per section.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
The businessman, who at the time operated a restaurant in a three-story Mississippi-style paddle steamer on Sentosa island, dreamed of turning the ship into a venture that could benefit Christian charitable causes.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Steamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steamer. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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steamer
noun
steam·er
ˈstē-mər 
1
: a container in which something is steamed
2
a
: a ship driven by steam
b
: an engine, machine, or vehicle run by steam
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