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

The barrels -- bound tightly with rope, their fabric skins stiffened and darkened with lacquer -- inevitably recall the Gulf's vast hydrocarbon wealth.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Her roles in the 1950s diminished in plausibility, and Crawford’s acting stiffened into rigid self-presentation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Then she held out her arms and stiffened her fingers, just like the claws in the picture.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood