Examples of hardening in a Sentence
Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
It’s often used by people who have had a stroke and holds a host of benefits that combat high cholesterol, hardening of the arteries, and tension in the nerves.
—Michael Carroll, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Inside the country, the result could be a siege mindset, a hardening of Israeli politics, and a search for scapegoats.
—Dominic Tierney, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2024
After catastrophic fires burned thousands of homes in 2020, lawmakers invested $195 million into readiness, including outfitting local fire departments and developing home hardening programs.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2024
This combination of factors is driving a major shift in consumer demand toward home hardening: enhancements that make homes safer and more resilient while protecting the homeowner’s investment in the face of persistent threats.
—Jon Bostock, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
Xi’s coercive measures and saber rattling have contributed to the hardening rift.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
These effects could include dehydration, nausea, vomiting, appetite loss, serious issues such as cardiac arrhythmias, soft tissue calcification (hardening), or even death.
—Ella Quittner, Health, 9 Feb. 2024
According to a survey of women who have had lipedema surgery, the most common complications were growth of loose skin, tissue fibrosis (a hardening of tissue), anemia, blood clots, and lymphedema.
—Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 8 Feb. 2024
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15th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Hardening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hardening. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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