had steeled
- past perfect of steel.
Example Sentences
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After avoiding her email for days, she opened the inbox to find hundreds of missives — not the hate mail for which she had steeled herself, but letters of thanks.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023
While Reid had steeled Australia's hockey team for the pressure of being home favourites at Sydney 2000, England had crashed out in the pool stage as hosts of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2022
Officials had steeled themselves for the devastation, though the trees have survived — and thrived — amid wildfire for thousands of yeas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2021
Ms. Mirfield, the skeptical voter in Davenport, said after the event that the Sears story had steeled her to support Ms. Warren after all.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2019
Just as he had steeled himself against replying, Gregor thought of the last two years, seven months, and, was it fifteen days now?
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
