Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Six months after Evan Gershkovich was arrested by Russian security services, accused of espionage and sent to a notoriously harsh Moscow prison, his family is steeling for an indeterminable wait.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2023

Now, Underwood is steeling himself for another delicate situation: Promoting his new book in the midst of a global pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2020

We’re on CNN first, where State of the Union anchor Dana Bash says: “Welcome to Washington, where the state of the union is steeling for a fight.”

From The Guardian • Feb. 14, 2016

Family-owned Schoeffel, which saw flat sales of 93 million euros in 2012, is steeling itself for falling profits over the next two to three years as its invests in new products, advertising and shops.

From Reuters • Jul. 11, 2013

He is steeling his heart against reproof; and there is only one end to that.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII by Maclaren, Alexander