How to Use solidify in a Sentence

solidify

verb
  • Work is under way to solidify the concrete that supports the building.
  • Hot wax solidifies as it cools.
  • Recent findings helped to solidify our position.
  • The international community is working to solidify its alliances.
  • By the following day, the grease will have mostly solidified and risen to the top.
    Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The event is where watch news is broken and trends are set or solidified.
    Sarah Royce-Greensill, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
  • This gives the sugars in the bread a chance to solidify, making the bread easier to slice.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2023
  • In her absence, the show was able to solidify the interns as part of the ensemble.
    Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Week 4 will go down as the episode that solidified the three front-runners, and then upended it all.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 30 July 2024
  • In fact, director Paul King told Rolling Stone those clips helped solidify in his mind the actor for the role.
    Melissah Yang, refinery29.com, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Along the way, he’s become a fan favorite, solidified a starting spot and earned the trust of Kansas coach Bill Self.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Proche had one catch for 7 yards on two targets but did little to solidify a spot on the roster.
    Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 22 Aug. 2023
  • And that helped solidify Napa Valley as being one of the truly great wine regions of the world.
    Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • When the Moon joins with free-thinking Uranus, change can solidify within us all.
    Chicago Tribune, 31 Dec. 2022
  • But not long after, in early March, the two went on a weekend trip to Boston and their bond solidified.
    Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • For all intents and purposes, July was Jamaica’s — and the island solidified that fact on the very last day of the month.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Then there’s Rodgers, the outlier in all that with a chance to solidify Hartline’s eye for talent.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Whitmore would pair nicely with some of the Rockets’ young pieces and could solidify himself as one of the better wing players in the game in just a few years.
    James Mueller, Chron, 11 May 2023
  • There’s a solidifying force in the cosmos with today’s grand earth trine.
    USA TODAY, 30 July 2023
  • The Hornets won nine district games, solidifying themselves as a top team in the area.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The putty must be stiff so it can be molded into any shape or thickness to keep the candle solidified in its place.
    Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2024
  • These stats only solidify Nolan as a box office force to be reckoned with.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Over 3½ days of meetings and speeches, the Ukrainian leader is charged with finding ways to solidify support as portions of the world seek to move on.
    Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Winning four rings in eight Finals outings in the ’80s solidified them as the newest NBA dynasty.
    Shannon Carlin, Time, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The ambiguity over the ring seemed to solidify the left’s view of Sinema as often aloof.
    Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2022
  • From galas to film festivals and award shows, the couple has solidified their spot time and time again as one of the most gorgeous couples in Hollywood.
    Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • A number of meetings took place in Beirut, where details were solidified.
    Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The heat causes the excess water and protein that oozes out the chicken to solidify, going from clear and runny into white and gooey.
    Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Harrison solidified her dominance in the third by taking Vieira down and controlling the Brazilian on the ground.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
  • By the Season 1 finale, the showrunners had solidified their decision and reverse-engineered the details from there.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024

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