steeling
Example Sentences
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Mr. Wertman senses “a system steeling itself for impact.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
They might have been steeling themselves for some thunder and lightning from the fans.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025
That morning, she said, she cried in the shower before steeling herself so she could run out to a Dollar Tree store to pick up some balloons.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2025
At first, we’re steeling ourselves for an extended skit.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023
“You’ll never eat us!” he shrieked, and, steeling himself, ran toward the ogre’s knee.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
