steadying

Example Sentences

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U.S. natural gas futures were lower but steadying after yesterday’s retreat on profit-taking, with the market seeing support in warmer weather moving deeper into June.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

It was "as if someone was moving through and steadying themselves".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

By Sunday, it becomes something quieter: nourishment for the week ahead, a small, steadying balm against the Sunday scaries.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

"There's gonna be times throughout the years that you fall short, you get back up and dust yourself off and keep plugging away -- Sam's been that steadying force," added Macdonald.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

She closed herself in a stall, steadying herself against the wall.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart