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  • Wang knew the risk was great; the slightest movement could send them plummeting into a chasm studded with steellike coral needles.

    Left to Die Dan Kurzman 1995

  • Wang knew the risk was great; the slightest movement could send them plummeting into a chasm studded with steellike coral needles.

    Left to Die Dan Kurzman 1995

  • The ploy failed because the silver-haired man moved with him, and Giriello found himself held in a grasp that was steellike in intensity.

    The Silent Warrior Modesitt, L. E. 1987

  • Her fingers trailed around his rib cage to discover, like a blind woman reading braille, a well-defined chest rippled with steellike muscle.

    From This Beloved Hour Lambert, Willa 1982

  • Combining steellike strength and durability with its great natural beauty, the crystal was replacing metal in all construction work and the demand was enormous.

    Treachery in Outer Space Carey Rockwell

  • The expression of the Texan's face did not change, but curious little flecks of light appeared in his steellike eyes.

    Kid Wolf of Texas 1938

  • Hagar saw a smile play ironically on Telford's face -- saw it followed by a steellike fierceness in the eye.

    An Unpardonable Liar Gilbert Parker 1897

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