How to Use of/like steel in a Sentence
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All the pocket knives here use some form of steel in their blades.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2024
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This is a strong knife, with plenty of steel to back up each chop and cut.
—Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
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Roughly 60% of steel comes from scrap, and the other 40% has to come from iron ore.
—Lucy Brewster, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2023
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This is a very fine piece of steel along the edge that is curled away from your sharpened edge.
—Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023
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Made of steel, the durable shelf has four square tiers to hold towels and toiletries.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
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The lyric talks about having a heart of steel — and in that siege, soldiers were camped out in a steel plant.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 5 May 2023
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It’s made of steel and has a durable porcelain enamel glaze.
—Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2024
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The minesweepers were made of steel, but the Satellite’s hull was wooden.
—Lauren McCarthy, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
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There’s a deep, deep modesty, but also a wall of steel.
—Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
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Canada is the largest supplier of steel and aluminum to the U.S.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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All that’s left of the tower are a few wrist-thick bits of steel that once made up part of its lower legs.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
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The team hopes to build a new stadium, built not out of steel or concrete but out of wood.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2021
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Instead of steel, the edges of the iPhone now are made from titanium.
—WSJ, 12 Sep. 2023
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So far, about 6,000 tons of steel and concrete have been removed from the collapse site.
—CBS News, 13 May 2024
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While walking across a rail line with a load of steel pipes, he was struck by a train and one of his legs was mangled.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023
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Gary Works produces six million tons of steel per year.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Paring Knife is stamped from a single piece of steel instead of forged.
—Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2024
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Its coal powers blast furnaces of steel plants across the country.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 July 2024
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On the other hand, forming up shackles and fittings out of a hot piece of steel is no big deal for the anvil-equipped.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
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Canada is the largest supplier of steel and aluminum to the United States.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
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Yet much of the art on the line is based on nature and contrast with this aggregation of steel and glass.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
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The entire rack is made of steel, has a matte black finish, and works well in both small and large spaces.
—L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2023
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The rustic bed frame is made of steel and solid wood to support up to 700 pounds, no box spring needed.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
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The frames use titanium which is one-third the weight of steel and are light, durable and flexible.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 18 June 2024
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The cabinet is made of steel and features wheels for easy transport.
—Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2024
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In the late afternoon sun, the water shimmered like a ribbon of steel.
—Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2024
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Protection along the sides is equal to at least 33 millimeters of steel.
—David Axe, Forbes, 15 July 2023
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Erdman would slip a few pieces of steel into the building when Wright was off-site as a result.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025
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The Nordin brothers are key makers of big public sculptures made of steel.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2023
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When the railway was first converted into a highway, the tracks were removed and a 22-foot sheet of steel was laid down and paved.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
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