Example Sentences

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On Thursday evening, Ms. Rodgers was steeling herself to return to work the next day.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2020

“I was steeling myself up for maybe one person to come back positive,” the fire chief said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2020

Christine Rayburn in Olympia was steeling herself for the months of chemotherapy to come: staying inside her home and even avoiding contact with her adult daughters, to avoid any possible exposure to the coronavirus.

From Scientific American • Apr. 8, 2020

Tokarczuk herself was outside: crowds make her anxious, and she was steeling herself.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 29, 2019

When she began reading she looked stern—poor Jane, she was steeling her heart—but in a little while she was sniffing and blowing her nose.

From Stories of a Western Town by Thanet, Octave