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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of unsteady.

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Examples

  • The room seems unsteadied by von Storch's ambition.

    D.C. developer David von Storch is pumped to take fitness centers to a new level 2010

  • Ha Rachel I was slightly unsteadied by the giant puff marshmallows and by the time I got to the liver pate and bubbles of oil I felt positively ill.

    Breakfast Memories 2005

  • With a cry, Aspiche drew his saber in a wide scything arc but then, partially unsteadied by his rage, put his weight on his weak leg and just for a moment tottered.

    The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters Dahlquist, Gordon 2006

  • With a cry, Aspiche drew his saber in a wide scything arc but then, partially unsteadied by his rage, put his weight on his weak leg and just for a moment tottered.

    The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters Dahlquist, Gordon 2006

  • God bless him! his hand was a little unsteadied by all the whisky-punch he had taken, but it was plain to see his heart was for poor Judy.

    Castle Rackrent 2006

  • The recent blow on the back of Harry's head seemed to have unsteadied him; he narrowed his eyes, swaying slightly, until the walls stopped moving again.

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. 2003

  • Your presence here, your necessary intimacy with us, harmless as it has been, God knows, in all other respects, has unsteadied her and made her wretched.

    The Woman in White 2003

  • The crowd had pressed too much forward as it appeared, and his eye had been unsteadied by the flapping of the skirt of a frieze riding-coat worn by one of the spectators.

    The Purcell Papers 2003

  • When he handed the binoculars back to Captain Scull he felt his stomach quivering—an old fear unsteadied his mind, and even his hand.

    Comanche Moon Larry McMurtry 1997

  • Sad and unsteadied, Jake managed to secure the lead rope attached to the pack mule.

    Comanche Moon Larry McMurtry 1997

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