Examples of stiffen in a Sentence
She stiffened when he grabbed her shoulder.
The dogs stiffened in alarm.
The law would stiffen penalties for tax evasion.
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The light stiffens and grabs hold of us.
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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
But Vance Joseph's unit adjusted and stiffened quickly, shouldering the entire weight of a football game.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
In real materials, large angles that could create bigger matrix weights also stiffen the input path, reducing motion at the output.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Look for signs like the cat stopping purring, stiffening, thrashing their tail, or hissing.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
But Vance Joseph's unit adjusted and stiffened quickly, shouldering the entire weight of a football game.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
In real materials, large angles that could create bigger matrix weights also stiffen the input path, reducing motion at the output.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Look for signs like the cat stopping purring, stiffening, thrashing their tail, or hissing.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stiffen
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“Stiffen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stiffen. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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