Example Sentences

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The Clippers had just lost in Philadelphia to begin a five-game road trip and players were stewing over the breakdowns.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2022

Even as the floodwater swamped backyards and soda bottles floated past houses, women were stewing borscht and inviting people in to eat, and neighbors ferried diesel fuel for pumps in a rubber boat.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2022

It makes me feel as if I were stewing up the world’s saddest soup out of myself.

From The New Yorker • May 23, 2016

Even before the Nigerians canceled the training program in December, American military officials were stewing when soldiers showed up without proper equipment.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2015

He had kindled a small fire, over which already was a battered tin pot in which coffee beans were stewing.

From Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure by Marlowe, Amy Bell