How to Use rig in a Sentence
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Democrats tell them the dream is rigged.
—FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Bernie was right… the system is rigged.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
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For decades, fans said the system was rigged.
—Letitia James, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
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Your network knows that they're rigged.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
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Your network knows that they’re rigged.
—NBC news, 7 June 2026
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The game is rigged to a certain extent.
—William Mersey, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
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But words alone won't be enough to rig the universe in your favor.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2023
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It's rigged with landmines…My aunt risked her life to cross over.
—David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
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The game was rigged, the ending already set — or so many thought.
—Kyle Whitmire | [email protected], al, 9 June 2023
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Trump argued that the election was rigged.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2025
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Class-wise, money-wise, the system is rigged against him.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
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Students also learn to work as a team to rig, sail and de-rig the boat.
—Jessie Dax-Setkus, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
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Many activists argued it was rigged.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Dec. 2025
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The election was rigged in 2020.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 14 Dec. 2025
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How long will a deep cycle battery last with a trolling motor? The trick to rigging a boat with the best trolling motor battery is ensuring the system will last for a long day of fishing.
—Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 3 Apr. 2023
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Or, maybe Daddy rigged it to work without a lid, who knows?
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
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Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections right before our eyes.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 3 Aug. 2025
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To cling to power by rigging the results of the midterms.
—Dick Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
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The 2020 election was rigged, too.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
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There's a ton of evidence that the election was rigged.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
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Even if systems are rigged, effort is the only thing that can help you.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
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But that’s all the folks in Colorado needed to claim the game was rigged.
—Kyle Whitmire | [email protected], al, 17 May 2023
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The caveat, however, is that this game was rigged in secret.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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The actor explains how the crew rigged the runway with bomb pods buried in the ground.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
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The route is rigged with guide ropes and ladders and there are scenic overlooks to stop for water.
—John Otis, NPR, 30 May 2026
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City contractors who rigged bids to increase prices.
—Randall Fox, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2026
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Like all hollow tube baits, this one dips and dives best when rigged on an internal lead head jig.
—Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
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Read How to prosper in a financial world that’s rigged against you.
—Alex Wood, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
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The hardest part will be rigging your soft plastic straight and weedless on the hook.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
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Clase was allegedly involved in a plan to rig pitches.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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Our rig was crammed with people and gear.
—Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
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Fish with jig and pigs or plastic worms on a drop=shot rig or shaky head jig.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
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Try drop-shot rigs around brush piles 25 to 30 feet deep.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
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Someone shot up in the bathroom and left his rig on the floor.
—Carole Hinojosa august 15, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
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At this point, the vehicle in front of the rig drives away.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
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Yanis’s boyfriend had parked his rig beside a small herd of goats.
—Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
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At one point, a part of the big-rig was hanging over the railing.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
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The debtor was running alongside the rig.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
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Next summer, the plan is for a barge to bring over the drilling rig to start the first well.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
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My favorite way to work a Texas rig is jigging it.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
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The lake record is still a monster though, caught just a couple years ago on a wacky rig.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
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The Texas rig has caught bass in every state where bass exist.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
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The lacewings doing the work the spray rig used to do at Booker.
—Michelle Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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This rig looks tasty to just about anything under the surface.
—David A. Rose, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2024
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The rest of the warehouse is given over to rigs where the bikes are tested.
—WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
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Baiting a float rig for spring crappies should be simple.
—Cory Schmidt, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
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Deputies arrived and found the rig sticking out of the front of the building.
—Fox News, 24 Feb. 2023
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The ship is 157 feet long with a rig height of 107 feet.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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The tubes were placed a few hundred feet apart extending out from the rig.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
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At the centre lies the sail pit, from which the entire rig can be controlled.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
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Second, because it can be paired with a sidecar rig.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
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Two cameramen race up and down the shore, their rigs gripped against their shoulders.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
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As long as there are baitfish to replicate, the A-rig will do the trick.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
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Upgrade your gaming rig with this curvy beauty.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
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When deciding on which hook to throw on your Texas rig, don’t stress over it too much.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
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Troll nightcrawler harness rigs 20 to 30 feet deep along flats, points and humps.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
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As the bullet weight clinks and clacks along the bottom, bass will key in on your rig and follow it.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
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This can cause damage to the rig and increase the risk of accidents.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2023
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My father, tired from corning off rigs, would fill a large stainless steel bowl with dish soap at night.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
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