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 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 Even from miles away, the destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is a jarring visual: Chunks of steel jut above the water like metallic icebergs. Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024 The cargo ship – about the length of three football fields – has as many as 4,000 tons of steel frame hanging on its bow since the ship plowed into the Key Bridge – sending a crew of construction workers plunging to the frigid water below. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024 The fatal event resulted in about 3,600 feet of steel bridge supports plunging into the channel. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024 The project aims to eliminate 1 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year from the largest supplier of steel to the U.S. automotive industry. Isabella O'Malley, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024

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“Of/like steel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%2Flike%20steel. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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