Example Sentences

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To him, it felt “kind of like getting a second life,” while he figured Isner was stewing over letting that opportunity slip away.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023

At the same time, Holder was stewing in Nicholson’s car on a drive to Long Beach.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2022

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin was stewing on the bench in the first period Thursday night.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2020

I’d look cool and calm, but deep down I was stewing, and it would beget fast swings or poorly thought-out shots.

From Golf Digest • Sep. 17, 2019

They threw their nasty baseball into a kettle of apple sauce that was stewing on the stove, and the sauce splashed all over my clean kitchen.

From Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars or The Rivals of Riverside by Chadwick, Lester