steeled
Example Sentences
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Whether because of his renewed focus, or because of a desire among players to make amends, it steeled the group to make history.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
In the past, anyone proposing a change in our core curriculum would have to be steeled for a decadelong debate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
I understood that it was not culturally acceptable in Russia to confront an older person of authority, so I steeled myself.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Driving west, I’d steeled myself for two classic L.A. clichés: seismic earthquakes and shallow people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
The Anchorage couple had been too upset by the implication of the note and the overpowering odor of decay to examine the bus’s interior, so Samel steeled himself to take a look.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
