were steadying
- past progressive of steady.
Example Sentences
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Instead, they focused on the notion that they were steadying the ship, making adjustments and trying to find ways to help Mr. DeSantis spread his message.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
Prices for dollar bonds in Adani Group companies were steadying in Asia trade on Wednesday after last week's rout.
From Reuters ● Feb. 1, 2023
But Mr. Letterman also noted that, for him, Mr. Kalter and his music director, Paul Shaffer, were steadying influences.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
I saw him reach and take hold of the buckboard with one hand as if he were steadying himself.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
The old-fashioned legal phrases soon were steadying him as the harness steadies an uneasy horse; and he was monotonously and sonorously rolling off paragraph after paragraph.
From The Second Generation by Phillips, David Graham
