How to Use steep in in a Sentence

steep in

verb
  • From the start, it was steeped in a common vision.
    — Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
  • But the more you’re steeped in the good stuff, the more good stuff comes out through your throat and your heart.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
  • All the Rest is steeped in metaphors and imagery that evokes those spaces.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2026
  • The sport at the college level is still steeped in history.
    — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Baseball is steeped in such history.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • Michael’s personal life was also steeped in make-believe.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Leaves are used to flavor meat, soups, and stews and may also be added to salsas or steeped in hot water for tea.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Indeed, this home is steeped in references to its own long history.
    — Serge Gleizes, Architectural Digest, 19 May 2026
  • Dylan, who shares a room with a leopard gecko, is still steeped in the unambiguous stuff of kid-world.
    — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • The building itself is steeped in history.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Bowman’s career was one steeped in accolades.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Its religious undertones feel so at odds with a season steeped in nihilism.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026
  • The Princess of Wales is known for choosing jewelry steeped in meaning.
    — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
  • We are steeped in history and in so many places still can learn from it and what inspired so many actions two and half centuries ago.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Once the jar is filled with peels, cover the peels with room-temperature water and let the peels steep in a dark spot for a few days.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 20 June 2026
  • Marine recruits raised their right hands and took the oath of enlistment, choosing to serve on a day already steeped in meaning.
    — Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 25 May 2026
  • The Indy 500 is steeped in history.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • A lot of times these roots would be steeped in water to make herbal teas, and so they were used to those flavors, and used to using those ingredients.
    — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
  • This return, at least for Taylor, isn’t steeped in nostalgia but connection.
    — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Portland, Oregon, is walkable, food-forward and steeped in quirky culture.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
  • These songs are steeped in the optimism of integration at its most aspirational.
    — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The city, steeped in so much history, has leaned into properties that skewed traditional—until now.
    — Marni Elyse Katz, Architectural Digest, 25 May 2026
  • Nowadays, the white tie dress code befits the highest, most formal occasions, often steeped in history.
    — Vogue, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Everyone bought into traditions steeped in over a century of racing.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • Mathematics is steeped in formal systems and common frameworks.
    — Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The ride's story will take place in a mysterious Texas quarry steeped in legend, much like the park's real quarry setting.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
  • Thomas, like Kluge, is steeped in Kafka, whose fiction the novel repeatedly invokes.
    — Giles Harvey, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • While steeped in tradition, her recipes feel modern too, finding brightness through herby, vinegar-laden sauces that top seasonal dishes.
    — The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Larger plates might include venison wrapped in chicken mousse (a nod to the Japanese sando), or pumpkin steeped in bacon dashi.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Thomas, like Kluge, is steeped in Kafka, whose fiction the novel repeatedly invokes.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026

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