How to Use steamy in a Sentence

steamy

adjective

• It is 92 degrees in steamy Miami this afternoon.
• The room was small and steamy, the walls grease-stained.
  — Edwidge Danticat, The New Yorker, 7 May 2018
• It's got all the drama of the hit show, with even more steamy scenes.
  — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 20 Dec. 2022
• The path leading to the steamy lagoon demonstrates that.
  — Danuta Hamlin, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2023
• Come for the puns; stay for the steamy and moving love story.
  — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
• The pair engage in a steamy makeout session for the rest of the trip.
  — Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
• And when those costumes come off and things start to get a bit steamy?
  — Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
• There’s so much more to the genre than bodice-ripping, though that’s a steamy part of it.
  — Myisha Battle, TIME, 2 Aug. 2024
• The two later take to TikTok to share a steamy dance vid.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 22 Apr. 2020
• As Venus and Uranus clash, a love affair can get steamy!
  — USA TODAY, 2 July 2023
• Save Room The video for this song is even steamier than its lyrics.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE.com, 13 Nov. 2019
• As a result, the buns are steamy and moist and stuck to the meat (and optional cheese).
  — Larry Olmsted, USA TODAY, 4 July 2018
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, bring the milk to a steamy simmer.
  — Adam Ried, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2018
• Perhaps mid-80s to around 90 for highs, but still steamy.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 26 June 2020
• After the sweet-salty brine, the porcine head likes to unwind in low, very low, steamy heat.
  — Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 20 Oct. 2020
• And the gel keeps it cool—even during a steamy August with no AC.
  — Gabrielle Hondorp, Popular Mechanics, 30 Jan. 2020
• Medium Not as hot over the weekend but still a bit steamy.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022
• The pair was first spotted on a steamy Palm Beach, Fla., getaway in March.
  — Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 9 May 2025
• The room was warm and steamy, but not hot — sort of like a summer day after a heavy rain.
  — Fran Hoepfner, Curbed, 8 Aug. 2023
• The song’s video, directed by Mike Ho and shot in Ibiza, is just as steamy.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2022
• But she and Galavis had chemistry right off the bat, and even hooked up in the ocean in a very steamy moment.
  — Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 1 Mar. 2020
• In Bangladesh, one of the wettest countries in the world, the steamy weather was a challenge for both me and my cameras.
  — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2023
• Hang the mistletoe early this year, Crab, because things could be steamy in the first half of the month.
  — The Astrotwins, ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
• Like the first two in the series, The Heart Principle is steamy and easy to devour.
  — Marie Claire, 2 Oct. 2021
• The sun was still below the hill, our barn and garden enveloped in a steamy haze.
  — Christine Kalafus, Longreads, 28 Dec. 2019
• Some dreams are a bit steamy, but most of them are like clips from an unlived life.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2020
• Eventually, this flash of hot, steamy water breaks through the ground in the form of a geyser.
  — Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
• Heated Rivalry, the steamy hockey romance show, was made for about $2 million per episode.
  — James Sneed, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
• Live With Kelly and Mark just got a steamy pick-me-up stronger than a shot of morning espresso.
  — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
• On March 5, things get rather steamy with the debut of the limited series Vladimir.
  — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026