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How to use steeled in a sentence

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Though he had steeled himself for this moment, Charlton was not prepared for what he saw.
Some nations have steeled themselves and forbidden parents from hitting their children.
It was here that he first steeled himself with self-imposed feats of daring and courage that marked his whole life.
Ready for the off he travelled downstream and steeled himself as he approached the edge of the drop.
I thought it was a protest over something or other and steeled myself for a list of complaints.
Though he had steeled himself against the reaction, Raylf knew he still flinched at the tone.
No doubt his resolution was steeled by news of disasters from the front, as Prussia entered the war and prepared to invade French territory.
She steeled herself for a long trip, dug into her bag, pulled out a datapad and began to read.
Stiffening, his hand gravitating to his sword hilt, Ikeda steeled himself, preparing for any situation.
I was doing well that day, having gotten up early and steeled myself to give the eulogy.
The mauve glow of the sky outside tugged at Danielle's heart even as she steeled herself.
With her free hand in her pocket, clutching her rosary, she steeled herself against the crowd and followed Sean into the gym.
He had steeled himself for a conversation in English and was delighted when I broke into Portuguese and Konkani.
Jo steeled herself, and with an almighty wrench pulled her legs free of Morgan's vice-like grip.
Another glass of wine was downed as I steeled myself to approach a group of rather important-looking men and women.
That wouldn't buy them much time, Sydney knew, so she steeled herself and placed one foot on the first rung of the ladder.
Even though she had steeled herself before coming, she wasn't prepared for what she saw.
Reports of martyrdoms steeled resistance to persecution and were the source of encouragement to persevere.
There would be no rest for the delegates, however, as they steeled themselves for further Defence cuts surely lurking on the horizon.
All such diabolic, yet cowardly actions must be severely condemned, censured and deterred with steeled resolve and equally resolute counteraction.
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Examples from Classical Literature
His farewell look she felt to be steeled against her in its resoluteness, though weak in its long dwelling.
She met my eye as unflinchingly as if her bosom had been steeled with conscious innocence.
All this aroused his rancour now, and steeled his heart against the voice of honour.
Even then there were those who would have helped me, but I steeled my heart against them.
The threat had no effect in the way of Schrecklichkeit, but rather it steeled us to a future which began to appear inevitable.
The compliment was unstudied and pleasant, but she steeled herself for her task.
In that thought I steeled myself to hardness and bade conscience be still.
Almost was she steeled to the inevitable tragedy which her morbid fancy painted in a thousand guises.
Jacques set his jaw firmly and steeled himself to do his duty.
Sightseers steeled themselves to take a walk on the wild side of Tyneside at the weekend on top of the Sage Gateshead.
A life of crime had steeled her soul against every merciful impression.
Our hearts are not steeled, as are landsmen's, by daily habit.
And anon, when his victim had steeled himself against this method, he could extract another five-pound note from his little hoard with the delicacy of one playing spillikins.
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