Other Word Forms
- steeliness noun
Etymology
Origin of steely
Example Sentences
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Clearly he’s not a man comfortable ruling with steely resolve.
The king has moved swiftly to protect it, displaying what James Knox, who has worked closely with Charles, once described to me as “steely determination cloaked in marvelous manners.”
"You also have to trust your team-mates in the moment. You need to try to create a steely, calm determination."
From BBC
She softens the character’s steely edges, turning a proud and almost rapacious woman into a mere doting mom.
Simon, a 10-time world champion, had already shown her steely resolve when she returned to the team after being dropped for five months in 2023 after the scandal first appeared in the media.
From Barron's
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