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Example sentences for "steeped"

Lexicographically close words:
steely; steelyard; steelyards; steep; steepe; steepened; steeper; steepest; steeping; steepish
  1. Oenone and Tithonus are steeped in the golden beauty of Syracusan art.

  2. Without being fanciful, we might follow this analysis through a hundred labyrinths, all tending to show how exquisite to the apprehension of a Greek steeped in mythological associations must have been the allegory of the clouds.

  3. Pelle did not clearly understand what there could be attractive about himself; but he steeped himself in this friendship, which fell upon his ravaged soul like a beneficent rain.

  4. But the same shadow did not lie upon her; childish toil had not steeped her as with a bitter sap; only her outer shell was branded by it.

  5. Pelle seemed to breathe more freely and deeply in this home, where the air was as though steeped in Socialism.

  6. This atrocious elegy, forged in the arsenal of lies, and steeped in the waters of the Parisian Styx, had been poured into his ears with the inimitable accent of truth.

  7. They were falling past her, those vast, glowing suns, those rounded planets that were now vivid with light, and now steeped in gloom, those infinite showers of distant stars.

  8. By dint of rubbing them with wool steeped in oil, the slaves had rendered the wood as polished as marble.

  9. The sun sank lower and lower, the blue melted into purest gold, the sky's living flesh gleamed fairer still, and then was slowly steeped in all the hues of gloom.

  10. The pale greenery was steeped in the very milk of youth, flooded with golden brightness.

  11. The rising sun steeped him in such warmth that he leant back against the church door pervaded by a feeling of happy restfulness.

  12. Often they sought a meadow on the banks of the Viorne, where the gnarled willows steeped their leaves in the stream.

  13. The sunlit ruin was steeped in happy quietude.

  14. Again, it had seemed to him as if for years he had been dwelling in holy oil, prepared with all due rites, which had steeped his flesh in beatification.

  15. And first he entered into joy with the five glad Mysteries, steeped in the serene calm of dawn.

  16. The shower of roses around and on her steeped her in pinkness.

  17. And far away into the distance grassy patches prolonged the lowland freshness, forming a landscape steeped in bluish haze, where a gleam of daylight slowly melted into the verdant blue of sunset.

  18. Earth is steeped in impurity, whose slightest drops yield growths of shame.

  19. It would be difficult to have seen Naples without having a memory steeped in its beauty.

  20. Even the gallant man-of-war seems steeped in the spirit of the scene.

  21. My dear, you've been so steeped in the fog of the crowd that you are blind to the homely and necessary things of living.

  22. And she had been too little too steeped in the indulgence of luxurious life too slight-natured and pale-blooded!

  23. It is the sentimental young men who conquer; it is the men steeped in religious thought and aspiration, who do things.

  24. If we could have gone through those rooms at this farewell hour, without tears and reminiscent smiles, ours would have been a hopeless case; for it is the men and women who are steeped in sentiment and religion, that do things.

  25. Cotton has a natural attraction for tannic acid, so that when once steeped in its solution it is not easily removed by washing.

  26. It is collected in May and June, and steeped in stale urine for about three weeks, being kept at a moderate heat all the time.

  27. A further use is in dyeing black, when the cotton, after being prepared with tannin, is steeped in a cold solution of Iron.

  28. Stuff steeped in this should be covered with the liquor, otherwise it will rot.

  29. The policy of keeping the masses steeped in the grossest superstitions of the orthodox Church is now bearing fruit, adding to the chaos and bloodshed and hindering the work of reform.

  30. Is it not on a peasantry wallowing in ignorance and steeped in superstition?

  31. However this may be, it is most certain, that the warm water in which the herb has been steeped too long, cannot be drunk with safety to the health.

  32. The leaves of the herb of Paraguay they only steeped in cold water, having no vessel to boil it in.

  33. Taken inwardly, after being steeped for some time in cold water, they conduce much to allay the most burning thirst, and gently to purge the bowels.

  34. It was restful to sit and look at her kind old face, soft and round beneath her lace cap, steeped in a peace deeper than lethargy.

  35. The events of the night had brought this terrible man, steeped in iniquity from his youth up, down to the level of a child frightened at the dark.

  36. Macarius took some palm-tree leaves steeped in water, as materials for his work, and standing in a private corner, passed the whole time without eating, except a few green cabbage leaves on Sundays.

  37. The soil was steeped in the blood of men--the air polluted by their burning.

  38. The Ionic marble columns, flooded with sunshine, were softly steeped in the warmth of azure, receiving its ardent embraces with the cold purity of snow.

  39. Soon there will not be a single ancient white robe left, nor a single sun-steeped piece of marble.

  40. The Virgilian phrases, with their grave pity, are steeped in a golden softness that is just touched with a far-off trouble, a pathetic waver in the voice as if tears were not far below it.

  41. These quotations indicate strikingly enough the way in which Tacitus is steeped in the Virgilian manner and diction.

  42. Athens dost thou guide Thy glowing chariot, steeped in kindred gore; Or seek to hide thy damned parricide Where peace and justice dwell for evermore?

  43. Dejanira, thinking it a good opportunity to try her love-spell, steeped the garment in the blood of Nessus.

  44. Self-preservation was the first object with all, and the travellers holding handkerchiefs steeped in vinegar to their faces, and averting their heads, passed by on the other side of the way.

  45. Holding a handkerchief steeped in vinegar to his face, Leonard ventured to the brink of the pit.

  46. They are steeped in an infusion, which not only darkens their colour, but is considered essentially to contribute to their strength.

  47. The parts covered with wax resist the operation of the dye, and when the wax is removed, by being steeped in hot water till it melts, are found to remain in their original condition.

  48. In order to render the dye fixed and permanent for the scarlet or blood-red colour, the cloth is previously steeped in oil, and after five days washed in hot water, and prepared in the usual way for the bátik.

  49. The Big Drama of the year is opening on this sun-steeped plain of plenty, for harvest-time will soon be here and we've got to be ready for it.

  50. Chi-co steeped each one he gathered In a bath of mystic brewing; Told each purple, piedèd pearl-drop What the evil was he plotted.


  51. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "steeped" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.