STEADY in a Sentence

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For STEADY, below is one of 215 sentences:
For a moment it was as though Melanie swayed under the impact of a heavy blow and Rhett's arm went around her waist to steady her.

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 Meanings and Examples of STEADY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
steady
 a.  securely in position; not shaky; not easily excited
Classic Sentence: (185 in 13 pages)
1  His hand was steady, but the attitude was an excuse for not making an immediate reply.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
2  Half-way up the slope Mattie stumbled against some unseen obstruction and clutched his sleeve to steady herself.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
3  He felt that he might have "gone like his mother" if the sound of a new voice had not come to steady him.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
4  The fitful bursts of sleet had changed into a steady rain and the horses had heavy work even without a load behind them.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VI
5  To this retreat he descended as soon as the house was quiet, and Zeena's steady breathing from the bed had assured him that there was to be no sequel to the scene in the kitchen.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
6  He tried to think of something to say and couldn't, and silently he blessed her because she kept up a steady chatter which relieved him of any necessity for conversation.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
7  It was as if she could actually feel the accelerated steady pulse of the town's heart beating in time with her own.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
8  They went past, looking neither to left nor right, so silent that had it not been for the steady tramp of feet they might all have been ghosts.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
9  She knew she must keep her voice steady.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
10  Will raised his lantern-jawed, country-looking face and gave her a long steady look.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
11  "Get out of the way," she answered, keeping her voice as steady as she could.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIV
12  For a moment it was as though Melanie swayed under the impact of a heavy blow and Rhett's arm went around her waist to steady her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
13  Hugh Elsing and Rhett, none too steady on their feet, supported him on either side and it was obvious he would have fallen to the floor but for their aid.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
14  The two men eased Ashley into a rocker and Rhett, swaying, caught hold of the back of the chair to steady himself and addressed the captain with pain in his voice.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
15  As the sergeant stepped into the room, his rifle at trail, Rhett, evidently trying to steady himself, put a hand on the captain's arm and, with difficulty, focused his eyes.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
Example Sentence: (30 in 3 pages)
1  Slow and steady wins the race.
2  Young people assume that if you are in a steady relationship, you don't have to worry about HIV.
3  The drummer beat out a steady rhythm while we marched.
4  She felt embarrassed under his steady gaze.
5  Keep the camera steady while you take a picture.
6  By steady effort, she landed up as a famous scholar.
7  Our life is a movement, a tendency, a steady, ceaseless progress towards an unseen goal.
8  A steady growth in the popularity of two smaller parties may upset the polls.
9  The factory has achieved a steady growth in output.
10  The country is experiencing slow but steady economic growth.
11  A steady stream of visitors came to the house.
12  Imagine you're lying on a beach, listening to the steady rhythm of waves lapping the shore.
13  There was a steady increase in population.
14  It takes a steady hand to perform surgery.
15  He was simply too powerful for his opponent, rocking him with a steady supply of left jabs.