How to Use steamer in a Sentence

steamer

noun
  • We rode a steamer down the Mississippi.
  • Plug in and turn on the steamer.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Keep the steamer head about an inch or two away from your wool sweater.
    — Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Watch this video for 3 ways to use a steamer to clean your home.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Use a clothes steamer to help the fibers relax.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Place beets and bulb in the steamer basket; lock lid.
    — Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Fit a deep skillet or large saucepan with a steamer or round rack.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2021
  • Set the steamer to low or medium.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Forget the steamer in the bridal suite.
    — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Hold the steamer a few inches away.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Check out some of our favorite steamers.
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Fill the wok with enough water to come ½ inch up the sides of the steamer.
    — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The make-shift steamer move is brilliant.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Coat the steamer basket with oil.
    — Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Check out our roundup of the best facial steamers to help open your pores even more.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Good Housekeeping, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Set up a steamer over medium heat and bring water to a low boil.
    — Hailee Catalano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Then keep scrolling to shop more steamer deals at Amazon.
    — Maggie Horton, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • There are sachets and steamers.
    — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Lift the potatoes from the steamer and transfer to a large plate.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2021
  • Always place a clean white cloth between the gown and the steamer.
    — Katie James Watkinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The slim steamer is comfortable to hold and about the size of a flat iron.
    — Sarah Bogdan, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2022
  • The best part of this set (in my opinion) is the vegetable steamer!
    — Maxine Builder, Slate Magazine, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Fill the saucepan with enough water to come up to the level of the steamer rack.
    — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022
  • In a large pot with a steamer basket place the water and stir in the kosher salt.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2017
  • Hold the steamer a few inches from the fabric.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Leave the steamer at home thanks to these effortless, no-fuss picks.
    — Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Fill the steamer’s reservoir with water and turn it on.
    — Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Set a steamer rack inside a saucepan and fill with enough water to come up to the rack.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2021
  • Hold the steamer slightly away from the fabric.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Aim the steamer’s nozzle about two steps away from the wall, and steam from top to bottom.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026

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