Example Sentences

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Others argued the particles stiffened the surrounding material like glue.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

They reckon it may have stiffened the resolve of the German public and discouraged rebels within the dying Nazi regime.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

Johnson’s move appears to have stiffened investors’ spines.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Drive up the A34 road from Alfred the Great’s capital at Winchester to Oxford and you trace the forgotten spine of an older England, with stretches stiffened by Roman roads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Opal clenched her jaw and stiffened, clearly trying to fight her father’s command.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff