rigors
- plural of rigor.
Example Sentences
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The damp climate and the rigors of life on the march were tough for a man in his 60s who had long suffered from crippling gout and could often barely walk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
One might also point to American consumers, who haven’t moderated their beef buying enough to subject the commodity to the rigors of supply-and-demand economics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
The German, who logic says should be eaten alive by the horrible rigors of his job at Ibrox, also looks like he's revelling in the gig.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
Instead of going out, he’s armed the tour bus with a recording studio to document this new phase of life amidst the rigors of fast stardom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
“Amolf Karstark is an old man with a crooked back, and even in his youth he was never the fighter Lord Rickard was. The rigors of the campaign may well kill him.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
