Yet she knew that Julie was shrewder than she let herself appear and that those steely blue eyes of hers could be very penetrating.
Ferrars, Elizabeth THY BROTHER DEATH
His face was implacable and the steely blue eyes had no sparkle.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
If the steely blue eyes and the nonchalant stare look familiar, not to mention the winning half-smile, half-pout, that's because you have seen them before.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His cropped, thinning grey hair and steely blue eyes smack of someone with a no-nonsense approach.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A big a man with a thick shock of sandy hair and steely blue eyes, he is in good health now.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I chose a glamorous steely blue and used it on alternating walls, while the rest of the wall space was painted a creamy white.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Steely blue or green prickly leaves shape an architectural form that also looks good in decay into the late autumn.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A growling voice comes from deep behind the mask, the steely blue eyes fixing on me.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The chief executive has a steely blue-eyed gaze and a reputation for doing things his own way.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A great plant for hot, dry ground, silver-green foliage with panicles of steely blue flowers above.