going steady

Example Sentences

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She started going steady with Tim, then just a quarterback and member of the French Club, in 1964; they married the following year, after Guibert became pregnant at 17.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025

Sabrina’s cruising down the PA turnpike, going steady at 40 miles per hour.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2022

"I mean, we were only kids. We were like 13. We were going steady when we started to see each other – that was a big deal then, you know?"

From Fox News • Feb. 7, 2021

Now they’re going steady and enjoy attending the event.

From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2017

I told her how JT and Sally were going steady, and how it had seemed to make them nicer to everyone, at least most of the time.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine