Examples of steamer in a Sentence
We rode a steamer down the Mississippi.
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Place the steamer basket over the pot and bring the liquid to a simmer.
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Patricia S York, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
This Pure Daily steamer has an ultrasonic vaporizer that releases fine mist and gently hydrates skin.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
To cook oysters in their shells, the CDC recommends boiling them until the shells are open or adding the oysters to a steamer for about four to nine minutes.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
Check out some of our favorite steamers.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2025
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Patricia S York, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
This Pure Daily steamer has an ultrasonic vaporizer that releases fine mist and gently hydrates skin.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
To cook oysters in their shells, the CDC recommends boiling them until the shells are open or adding the oysters to a steamer for about four to nine minutes.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
Check out some of our favorite steamers.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for steamer
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“Steamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steamer. Accessed 28 Dec. 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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