A road as it lies in the distance often looks impassably steep, but as we approach and walk it step by step, we find it almost level and fairly easy.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
We'll leave the tea to steep a minute.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
He felt that danger of fever was removed and commenced to reason thus: The ravine continually leads upwards and even now is quite steep.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz