His hands remained rock-steady, and his step was sure.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK] Reference

Dedran smiled at them, needier rock-steady in one hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beast Master's Circus]

I kept my head rock-steady, but my eyes darted to the right.    From Wordnik.com.  [Along Came a Spider]

The temperature stayed rock-steady around a hundred degrees.    From Wordnik.com.  [Echo Burning]

She held it out in front of her, her arm rigid and rock-steady.    From Wordnik.com.  [Date With Death]

Bird Dog glanced over at his wingman, still rock-steady in place.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nuke Zone]

In his right hand, rock-steady, was a sawn-off with a pistol grip.    From Wordnik.com.  [One Shot]

The big Shadow rode rock-steady along the perspective of the road.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 9th Directive]

So I started down, the ladder rock-steady under the big man's hands.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]

But not so wired that the hands holding his knife weren't rock-steady.    From Wordnik.com.  [Children Of The Night]

Fowler sat rock-steady in his chair, surveying the room with calm eyes.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sum of all Fears]

His Taurus was sitting rock-steady in the inside lane, holding a modest fifty.    From Wordnik.com.  [Persuader]

Spock controlled it better, but she could see it in his rock-steady face, too.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Price of the Phoenix]

It was big and serious-looking, and he held it rock-steady in his gloved hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unspeakable] Reference

If your hands and fingers are rock-steady, virtual keyboards are the way to go.    From Wordnik.com.  [Do You Need A Physical Keyboard On Your Phone? | Lifehacker Australia] Reference

And at how rock-steady his approval rating has been throughout this time period.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chris Weigant: Obama Poll Watch [May 2009] -- Obama v. Clinton (First Term)] Reference

Reacher turned around to face him and saw the sawn-off rock-steady in his left hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [One Shot]

My mother was there sort of rock-steady, inspiring us and supporting my brother and me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Achievement Matters: Getting Your Child the Best Education Possible] Reference

No oaths were attached to those choices—just simple will, rock-steady and unbreakable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages] Reference

The crossbow lowered, still quite casually, until it pointed rock-steady at Rand's chest.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Crown of Swords]

Harvath was at a loss by the show of emotion on the face of the normally rock-steady man.    From Wordnik.com.  [State of the Union] Reference

Even in Clinton's rock-steady second term, he had a few four-point drops in one month's time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chris Weigant: Obama Poll Watch (June 2009) -- Obama v. Clinton (Second Term)] Reference

He is almost invariably calm, and he is handsome and rock-steady in an affable, unobtrusive way.    From Wordnik.com.  [Geoffrey Dunn: Sports Illustrated's Big Palin Suck-up] Reference

Satiran couldn't see Lan's face from this angle, but the boy was no longer standing rock-steady.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brightly Burning]

The "45% of all people trust me enough to leave demographic information" has remained rock-steady.    From Wordnik.com.  [Your Sex Stats For The Day] Reference

Taking a deep breath, Adelin held out one of her spears, horizontally in front of him, rock-steady.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fires of Heaven]

Labels continued to re-issue huge collections of Dekker's work that spanned Ska, rock-steady, and reggae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Desmond Dekker, the 'King of Ska'] Reference

Carolyn reached out, brushed a windswept tuft of hair from above the rock-steady eyes that looked at her.    From Wordnik.com.  [Next Door, Next World] Reference

She made an effort to look past the rock-steady length of steel to his face, that interesting and unsaleable face of his.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Beekeeper's Apprentice]

Bean'Safe as houses:  This was Gordon Brown's defining strength, as a chancellor who presided over rock-steady prosperity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Periscope: World’s First Green Leader] Reference

He and his wife are members of a suburban Roman Catholic parish known for its good educational programs and rock-steady values.    From Wordnik.com.  [Living Politics: Paying 'the Base'] Reference

Ferrel had no objections to it, though, since Blake's rock-steady hands and unruffled brain were always dependable in a pinch of any sort.    From Wordnik.com.  [Science Fiction Hall of Fame]

RC Dub: Long-standing reggae outfit that plays a mix of ska, rock-steady and dub.    From Wordnik.com.  [JournalStar.com - News Articles] Reference

The term rock-steady is perhaps not as familiar as its musical cousin's ska and reggae.    From Wordnik.com. Reference