Example Sentences

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That was an idea that had been steeping for a while.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2015

Nordahl, who is cook to-day, had to haul up some salt meat which, rolled in a sack, had been steeping for two days in the sea.

From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I by Nansen, Fridtjof

The air was sweet with the breath of mown hayfields where swaths of clover had been steeping in the sun.

From The Story Girl by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

When the clock struck eight, Prudence poured out her father's customary draught of herb tea, which had been steeping by the fireside ever since twilight.

From Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know by Dickinson, Asa Don

When the clock struck eight, Prudence poured out her father's customary draught of herb-tea, which had been steeping by the fireside ever since twilight.

From John Inglefield's Thanksgiving (From: "The Snow Image and Other Twice-Told Tales") by Hawthorne, Nathaniel