steely
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It is, for Vytas, an ego-shredding conversation, and for Marija no doubt a difficult one, steely though she is in the moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Winocour’s filmmaking itself is as steely as a Parisian’s gaze after you order the last croissant à la pâtisserie.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
That is no longer the case since Ravi, an amiable but steely 58-year-old Harvard graduate, became secretary of the governing board.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Succession star Jeremy Strong will soon portray Zuckerberg as the more steely, savvy boss behind a huge social media empire in follow-up, The Social Reckoning.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
I could see by his damp eyes, set chin, and steely expression that I was in trouble.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
This was a steelier Scotland, especially when having to cope with the disappointment of losing one of their leaders to what looked like a bad injury.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2024
Only when the topic of the closure came up did the owner’s friendly manner shift into something steelier.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023
Mulligan makes Twohey a touch steelier than Kazan’s more demonstrative Kantor.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
This creates a stronger glass that is steelier on the outside.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2016
Slowly, as they kept talking, his face got steelier and steelier.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
There’s something about this storied tournament that can make even the steeliest of players weak in the knees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
“Pure/Honey,” next to last, is another sub-bass monster: The first part, propelled by a nasty kick drum, is a surprising approximation of techno at its steeliest, or maybe its most “pure.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2022
Russians are famously great chess players, yet there are moments when even the steeliest grandmasters find their initial advances on the board blocked and must adjust strategy.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2022
The work can bring some of the steeliest to crumble.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2021
His young charge said no more; he only looked at his beaming preceptor with eyes cold with the steeliest contempt.
From Happy Pollyooly The Rich Little Poor Girl by Edgar Jepson
