Sentence examples for a steely edge from inspiring English sources

Her voice now had a steely edge.

Ms. Pickup gives her ever-smiling Agnes a luminous appearance and a steely edge.

These ladies of the lake require not just endless supplies of stamina but a steely edge to cope with the murkier elements of their chosen discipline.

The soprano Linda Watson, who sang Brünnhilde, sometimes had a steely edge to her sound, and many of her top notes wobbled off pitch.

A light touch in Prokofiev is even more unusual than it is in Chopin, but in the Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Mr. Lugansky set aside the notion that Prokofiev need always have a steely edge.

That isn't to say that he ignored the fireworks entirely, and when he addressed the barnstorming passages on their own terms, he did so with a steely edge and ample — if thoroughly controlled — force.

She isn't quite quixotic enough to pull off the femme fatale, but she has all the light, bright high notes for the role – an initially steely edge to her voice softened up through the night.

In broad terms, he brought a bright, almost steely edge to most of the German songs and a gauzy, smoother tone to the French music.

But the orchestra brings to this music a textural clarity and steely edge unattainable by most period-instrument groups.

Ms. Sangare's voice gained a steely, determined edge, dominating grooves that were built around her soaring exhortations.

Folding chairs catch the glint of Jennifer Tipton's lighting, which bathes the stage in a steely, modern edge.