Steele
[steel]
- Sir Richard,1672–1729, English essayist, journalist, dramatist, and political leader; born in Ireland.
- Mount, a mountain in SW Yukon Territory, Canada, on the Alaska border in the St. Elias Range. 16,644 feet (5074 meters).
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Contemporary Examples
The acts Grey performs on Steele are all popular among BDSM enthusiasts.
The group try to push Steele out of the room as they target the man, but Steele pushes back to continue filming.
The ‘Hunted’ Gays of Putin’s Russia: Vicious Vigilantes and State Bigotry Close UpTim Teeman
October 6, 2014
Timor's views are not seen as extreme in Russia, says Steele.
The ‘Hunted’ Gays of Putin’s Russia: Vicious Vigilantes and State Bigotry Close UpTim Teeman
October 6, 2014
LGBTs in Russia have "never been so under siege," says Steele, "and so hunted."
The ‘Hunted’ Gays of Putin’s Russia: Vicious Vigilantes and State Bigotry Close UpTim Teeman
October 6, 2014
Steele's film opens in the middle-class home in St Petersburg of a man named Timor.
The ‘Hunted’ Gays of Putin’s Russia: Vicious Vigilantes and State Bigotry Close UpTim Teeman
October 6, 2014
Historical Examples
Here Thackeray has borrowed not only Steele's voice, but his very trick of speech.
De Libris: Prose and VerseAustin Dobson
"'" I used the word 'dream' in my letter to Miss Steele for want of a better word.
TelepathyW. W. Baggally
Of the two officers Steele was the senior in years and in length of service.
Policing the PlainsR.G. MacBeth
"It does n't do them any good if they are," said Mrs. Steele, decisively.
Hooking WatermelonsEdward Bellamy
I mention these to show the type of stuff Steele is willing to disseminate—if he is paid for it.
Secret ArmiesJohn L. Spivak
Steele
- Sir Richard. 1672–1729, British essayist and dramatist, born in Ireland; with Joseph Addison he was the chief contributor to the periodicals The Tatler (1709–11) and The Spectator (1711–12)
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