Broken
Broken adjective - Forcibly separated into many pieces.
Steady
Steady adjective - Firm in one's allegiance to someone or something.
Both words in one sentence
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In "The Broken Ear" Tintin is framed as a revolutionary, sentenced to be Shot at Dawn and shares a bottle with the officer in charge of his Firing Squad to steady his nerves.
Source: What Did I Do Last Night? -
In "The Broken Ear", Tintin is framed as a revolutionary, sentenced to be Shot at Dawn and shares a bottle with the officer in charge to steady his nerves.
Source: Liquid Courage -
He hadn't met Leonard before but was apparently very approving of Penny dating someone with an advanced degree and a steady job (she's known for dating stupid delinquents) and was disappointed that they had broken up.
Source: The Beard
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