steeled

Example Sentences

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While traditional defense companies often have very long development cycles and take years to expand production, manufacturers steeled in the fiercely competitive automotive market are able to scale up quickly, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

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

Nothing the American infantrymen encountered battling across Europe and into the German heartland steeled them for what they found at Dachau.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 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

Ugwu did not want to go into that ragged bazaar but he steeled himself and walked toward a man sitting on the ground with a red-stained rag wound around his head.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie