of/like steel

idiom

: very powerful
He had a grip of/like steel.

Examples of of/like steel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The original construction of the home required 1,200 tons of concrete, 200 tons of steel, and 12 pylons driven 60 feet deep into the ground, according to the Oppenheim Group. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024 China 'too large for the rest of the world,' Yellen says Imports of steel from China account for only about 0.6% of total U.S. steel demand, meaning the higher tariffs wouldn't have a dramatic on the U.S. steel market. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024 The commemorative timepiece retains the design and dimensions of the standard-issue Speedmaster but is made from 18-karat gold instead of steel. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024 The nation’s automakers wrote to the White House after Biden announced his opposition to the Nippon-US Steel deal to say a Cleveland Cliffs-US Steel deal would place 65% to 90% of steel used in vehicles under the control of a single company. Chris Isidore, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024 Imports of steel from China account for only about 0.6% of total U.S. steel demand, according to a senior Biden administration official. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024 Biden administration officials have been pressing Mexico for months to address a sharp increase in shipments of steel and aluminum to the United States. David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024 But Nucor and other steelmakers using electric furnaces have been unable to produce the quality of steel needed by the auto industry — despite decades of trying — partly because their business model means its more profitable to make mass quantities of lower grade steel, said Gibbs. Chris Isidore, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024 Men's clubs are often heavier, sometimes with steel shafts that until recently, Cusick explained, were sturdier than graphite since they could be crafted from a solid piece of steel. Kelsey Chapman, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024

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“Of/like steel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%2Flike%20steel. Accessed 7 May. 2024.

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