steeled

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of steel.
  steel

  noun

  any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of steel.
  steel

  noun

  any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.

Example Sentences

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steeled

I understood that it was not culturally acceptable in Russia to confront an older person of authority, so I steeled myself.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Driving west, I’d steeled myself for two classic L.A. clichés: seismic earthquakes and shallow people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026

Tanker driver Baba steeled himself for yet another perilous journey from Ivory Coast to Mali loaded up with desperately needed fuel -- and fear.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025

The annihilation of George Armstrong Custer and the larger part of his Seventh Cavalry steeled the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

She sat rigid in the large chair before Madam Lucille and steeled herself for what was to come.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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