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Example sentences for "steady hand"

  • The yawning space through which the stairs reached upward was dark, but with a steady hand on the smooth walnut balustrade, Ann mounted higher and higher with absolutely fearless tread.

  • There she stood stroking her set face with a steady hand.

  • Placing them on the table, she sat down and began to write with a steady hand and a firm tilt of her head to one side.

  • They had reached the gate, and, with a firm, steady hand, Ann opened it and held it ajar for her guest to enter before her.

  • He held himself easily and gracefully and drew the arrow to the head with a steady hand.

  • Merriwell followed, and let slip the arrow with a steady hand.

  • Merriwell spoke soothingly to the creature, holding fast to the bit with a firm, steady hand, and patting its neck.

  • Hammond drew the arrow to the head with a steady hand, but, just as he released it, his foot slipped back on the grass and the arrow was sharply deviated from the line it should have taken to reach the target.

  • Given that it is impossible to pass without working at the subject, or that it is impossible to be a good marksman without having a steady hand, we are apt to argue that given also the presence of this condition, a conclusion is implicated.

  • It is impossible to be a good shot without having a steady hand: John has a steady hand: he is capable, therefore, of becoming a good shot.

  • Almost mechanically, and with a steady hand, he struck a match and examined the body.

  • He poured out more whisky, still with a steady hand, and looked at them with a mocking smile.

  • He seized a pen and wrote with a steady hand.

  • It requires a steady hand, a correct eye, and some practice to cut them, but not much strength.

  • Neatness, a steady hand, knowledge of colors, and fineness of touch, are the principal requisites for a good map colorist.

  • To make a good card engraver, an educated eye, a steady hand, and ability to form letters gracefully, are the principal requisites.

  • Leeching and cupping require a steady hand, and ability to use the scarificator.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "steady hand" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    adopted mother; being much; brown hair; came home; coal fire; country code; early education; fifth part; given year; good part; good servant; greatest width; hidden treasure; little movement; many towns; mountainous country; next mornin; physical phenomena; silver penny; steady decline; steady fire; steady hand; steady oven; steady stream; stiff brush; weak solution