- present tense form of steel (3rd person singular).
steels
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Washington steels his gaze and we cut to black.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
More than 600 people work at the site, which manufactures about 400,000 tonnes of tin, chrome and coated steels for the packaging industry every year.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Back home in Elk Grove, Calif., Yip steels herself in the parking lot before braving the chaos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Tata Steel's exports from the UK to America are packaging steels and tubular products for oil and gas industries, according to Mr Nair.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2025
She steels herself, takes the pillow from her head.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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