steeling

Example Sentences

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Mr. Wertman senses “a system steeling itself for impact.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

They might have been steeling themselves for some thunder and lightning from the fans.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

I’ve been steeling myself to face an empty nest for months now, but in many ways she is already gone.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

Small towns and rural enclaves along the path of April’s total solar eclipse are steeling for huge crowds of sun chasers who plan to catch a glimpse of day turning into dusk in North America.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2024

When I had replaced it I would lie down again on the smelly straw, steeling myself for the bawling out I knew would come.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom