Definition of "steely-eyed" [steely-eyed]

• Having a hard, strong, and determined look about oneself. (adjective)

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• "When squad cars near, he parks, his expression steely-eyed calm."
• "Stingy, steely-eyed and spectacular, while he walked six, he fanned an equal number; and no other baserunner besides the leadoff batter Ellsbury—who was left stranded in that first inning—reached third."
• "I cast a glance in Hazel's direction—she gives me the steely-eyed gaze that has caused so many budding young aethetes to realize there's room for only one poetess in our town, and Hazel's not going anywhere."