steeled
Example Sentences
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Tanker driver Baba steeled himself for yet another perilous journey from Ivory Coast to Mali loaded up with desperately needed fuel -- and fear.
From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025
The annihilation of George Armstrong Custer and the larger part of his Seventh Cavalry steeled the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Determined not to be blindsided a second time, I steeled myself for the return of this relentless specter in 2024.
From Salon • Nov. 18, 2024
I’ve steeled myself against the bigotry and hatred for so long, and I’m so comfortable in my role as a cultural worker, that I feel emboldened by that sort of rhetoric.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024
He walked at a steady pace, his eyes steeled in the distance beyond George.
From "George" by Alex Gino
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