How To Use Steadying In A Sentence
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Livi almost jumped, but caught herself, steadying the tray on which she was carrying some warm soup and a tuna sandwich.
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“Fuck those cockies,” she says, steadying to snap the g-string into place.
Raincoat
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The chief sonarman was standing behind them now, his presence a calming and steadying influence.
Joint Operations
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I smiled to myself as a pair of strong arms encircled my waist, steadying me and holding on tightly.
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The lonely people always is accustomed to lonely steadying.
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Perhaps it did not suit man to be completely freed from old bonds, from the steadying brakes of "Thou shalt not" and "Thou mayst not", and to be allowed to tear along straight towards the goal.
Autumn
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He was bending on his knees, steadying himself with his hand on the floor.
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One of the steadying influences in his life has been his grandfather and one of his tattoos is a tribute to him.
The Sun
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He stood with the gun in his right hand and his left hand steadying his aim.
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How long it can endure without King Hussein's steadying presence, no one can say.
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By manipulating the plate with his left hand in harmony with the motions of the burin, the engraver can facilitate the direction of the lines, as well as steadying the plate.
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I buried my head in my hands and tried to take a few steadying deep breaths to calm my nerves.
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Walking beside Millicent down the short path, and steadying the trolley with one hand, he asked with careful uninterest:
She Closed Her Eyes
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Taking a deep breath and steadying herself, she went to answer the summons.
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Girls, who tend to apply themselves harder, provide a steadying influence.
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Your vows to never do things again are about as stable as your present hold on an upright position," said Clover, laying a steadying hand upon his friend’s waveringness.
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
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He just leant towards her, steadying himself with one hand, and wrapping the other round her waist.
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One of the steadying influences in his life has been his grandfather and one of his tattoos is a tribute to him.
The Sun
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Cale looked through his scope and took slow deep breaths to lower his heartbeat thus steadying his aim.
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Adam opened the door for Maria and helped her out of the car, putting a steadying arm around her waist since, between sleeping pills and vomiting, she was still a little queasy and weak-kneed.
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I fell forward, but found my footing just in time and regained my balance by steadying myself up against a letter box.
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Readers sent in questions for Capitals defenseman John Carlson, who has been a steadying presence on the blueline in his first NHL season.
Ask the Caps: John Carlson
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After adjusting and steadying my aim, I fired another round that tore a two inch hole in the head of the target downrange.
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The captain was on the deck of the launch, steadying the boat for the pilot.
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Unit sales rose 2.6 percent for the same period, reflecting steadying milk and butterfat prices after a year of wild fluctuation.
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The elephant placed him down on the ground, put the pingo on his (the man's) shoulder, steadying both the man and the pingo with his trunk and fore-legs.
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon
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He packed and lit the first pipe of the day, toasting his feet at the steadying fire.
MAN'S LOVING FAMILY
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There was a steadying of the cattle trade overall at the marts yesterday with larger supplies on offer at some sale centres.
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Two men were on the bridge-deck, steadying a ladder.
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He vindicated the honour of Warbeach by drinking a match against a Yorkshire skipper till four o'clock in the morning, when it was a gallant sight, my boys, to see Hampshire steadying the defeated North-countryman on his astonished zigzag to his flattish-bottomed billyboy, all in the cheery sunrise on the river -- yo-ho! ahoy!
Rhoda Fleming — Complete
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had a steadying effect on her nerves
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The captain was on the deck of the launch, steadying the boat for the pilot.
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For all her flash and grotesquery, she means to be a steadying force, not a revolutionary.
Joe Vogel: Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" Falls Short of Predecessors, Hype
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I have a good feeling that Dr. Carter will quickly bring calm to an overheated situation; restore an atmosphere of cooperation and common endeavor on the part of the District's administration, teachers and staff; and, by steadying the administration of the District, allow the Board of Ed the opportunity to focus its attention on the upcoming search for a new superintendent with the confidence that things will not fall apart if their glance is averted.
Schools: Carter moves inspire confidence
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One of the steadying influences in his life has been his grandfather and one of his tattoos is a tribute to him.
The Sun
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Hands balanced on the windowsill below his waist were the only things steadying him as he leaned outside.
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Though the vast hulk of the ship daunted her and dampened her spirits immensely, the warm touch of Lucien's steadying hand encouraged and thrilled her.
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I gave an involuntary shudder at the thought of what had happened last night, and I felt Adam's steadying hand on my back as we walked out into the hallway.
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Bligh pressed his head against the wall, cooling himself, steadying his pulse.
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Taking a deep breath and steadying herself, she went to answer the summons.
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I fancied that I felt a steadying pressure at my elbow, but I must have imagined it; the next moment the fellow brushed past me in a rude manner.
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He took a deep breath, steadying his voice as it rose slowly in hysteria.
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She went to him - she couldn't help it - and, unheedful of the water around her, offered him a steadying arm.
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He stood and wavered on his feet before steadying himself and offering his hand.
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Jess is a steadying influence on the rest of the team.
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She interrupted, taking a deep breath and steadying her legs underneath her.
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In the midst of a frame of light wood sits the operator, steadying himself with one hand, and with the other fuming a cremaillere, which appears to give a very quick rotatory movement to two glass globes revolving upon
Wonderful Balloon Ascents
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As the little craft, laden with this immense pharmacopoeian depositary, hobbled over the seas, it seemed almost to progress upright, and "walked the waters like a thing of life;" for it had a shrewd likeness to a young monkey learning to go upright, with its two long arms steadying its uncertain gait, the oars making all this resemblance.
Rattlin the Reefer
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One of the steadying influences in his life has been his grandfather and one of his tattoos is a tribute to him.
The Sun
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They collapsed by as much as 71 per cent in heavy trading before steadying somewhat but still plumbing their cheapest in three years.
Times, Sunday Times
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Merrick took a deep breath and steadying the crate with one hand, unclasps the door with the other, pushing it open.
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He wobbled for a second before steadying himself again.
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The captain was on the deck of the launch, steadying the boat for the pilot.
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The "predella", divided into seven parts, represents the birth of Saint Dominic; the dream of Pope Honorius III., to whom the Saint appears in act of steadying the falling church; the meeting of the
Fra Angelico
