steamer trunk
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of steamer trunk
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Sporting what they regard as a face “the color of boiled turnips,” he is first discovered sitting on a steamer trunk in the hall, ripe to be menaced by the family’s dogs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
When Adelaide Henry sets out in 1915 to homestead on a bare-bones Montana acreage, she’s toting a loosely shackled steamer trunk that barely restrains a fitful demon.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2023
There is a lot to unpack here; the movie is a steamer trunk stuffed with big ideas, obscure grudges, intimate memories and inside jokes.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
He carried my antique steamer trunk up four flights of stairs when I moved to New York City on my 23rd birthday.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2022
She remembers hiding in a steamer trunk with a little white girl while Yankee soldiers stomped through the house.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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