How to Use of/like steel in a Sentence

of/like steel

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  • All the pocket knives here use some form of steel in their blades.
    Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2024
  • This is a strong knife, with plenty of steel to back up each chop and cut.
    Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Roughly 60% of steel comes from scrap, and the other 40% has to come from iron ore.
    Lucy Brewster, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • Made of steel, the durable shelf has four square tiers to hold towels and toiletries.
    Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • It’s made of steel and has a durable porcelain enamel glaze.
    Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The minesweepers were made of steel, but the Satellite’s hull was wooden.
    Lauren McCarthy, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
  • There’s a deep, deep modesty, but also a wall of steel.
    Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The team hopes to build a new stadium, built not out of steel or concrete but out of wood.
    CBS News, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Instead of steel, the edges of the iPhone now are made from titanium.
    WSJ, 12 Sep. 2023
  • So far, about 6,000 tons of steel and concrete have been removed from the collapse site.
    CBS News, 13 May 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The cabinet is made of steel and features wheels for easy transport.
    Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2024
  • In the late afternoon sun, the water shimmered like a ribbon of steel.
    Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Protection along the sides is equal to at least 33 millimeters of steel.
    David Axe, Forbes, 15 July 2023
  • The Nordin brothers are key makers of big public sculptures made of steel.
    Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Her dad’s unique occupation took great courage, skill and nerves of steel.
    Steve West, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The 8-inch mattress is built with a base of steel coils for durability and a bouncier feel.
    goodhousekeeping.com, 9 June 2023
  • Some are more fanciful, such as an array of steel moon sculptures by the artist Jeff Koons.
    IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2024
  • This is how about 70% of steel is made in the US, using electricity to melt down metal to make steel.
    Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 23 June 2024
  • Look for spades made of steel, hardwood, and fiberglass and use the tool for its intended purpose.
    Pamela Porter, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Hunks of steel and extruded aluminum — truck parts — lie on a tall workbench.
    A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023
  • The company reinforced the wall with 12 layers of resin and five tons of steel before a 40-foot crane removed the work in one piece.
    Justin Ray, Robb Report, 24 May 2023
  • The next step is for hydraulic grabbers to lift the resulting sections of steel onto barges.
    Lea Skene, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2024

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