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Examples of steam up in a Sentence
finding yet another mistaken charge on his hospital bill really steamed him up
Recent Examples on the Web
The water bath and lemons should get hot enough to steam up the window on the microwave door.
—Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2024
With Jordan now on board to direct and star, the next priority is to find his co-star to steam up the screen with; given what the previous roles did for their respective female leads, the part is sure to draw the attention of many A-listers in town.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2024
Steaming is simple and effective; pop a wide array of foods like veggies, fish, and dumplings into the steamer of your choosing, let the water steam up, and a complete meal cooks in minutes while barely dirtying a dish.
—Andrew Watman, WIRED, 29 June 2024
The design contains a water waste system so that the moisture from the food has somewhere to go without contaminating the clean water that’s getting ready to steam up.
—Andrew Watman, WIRED, 29 June 2024
Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions On April 25, 1915, when British, French, and Australian and New Zealand troops landed on the strategic Gallipoli Peninsula, their objective was to knock out Ottoman defenses and make way for Allied navies to steam up the Dardanelles strait toward Istanbul.
—Steven A. Cook, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2015
But many other ingredients benefit from long, slow cooking, and a pot of chickpeas or beets will steam up your kitchen as pleasantly and fill your belly just as heartily as chicken or beef.
—Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
This historical option for steaming up food is said to go back before the Song dynasty in China (860-1279).
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
The chemistry between Hathaway and Galitzine steamed up our glasses.
—Kelsey Bradshaw, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near steam up
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“Steam up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steam%20up. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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