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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Tatum shot poorly, at times seeming stiffened by nerves; Brown, consistently effortful, sporadically dynamic, came to the rescue.
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
Her foot stiffens first and then her entire body locks in place.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2024
Then, Nutt said, Robinson stiffened his body to keep from going into the car and hooked his foot on the door while two officers tried to get him into the car.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
And the 270 Palestinians killed in the operation — according to Gaza’s Health Ministry — may only stiffen Hamas’s resolve to keep fighting.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 12 June 2024
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
Her foot stiffens first and then her entire body locks in place.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2024
Then, Nutt said, Robinson stiffened his body to keep from going into the car and hooked his foot on the door while two officers tried to get him into the car.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
And the 270 Palestinians killed in the operation — according to Gaza’s Health Ministry — may only stiffen Hamas’s resolve to keep fighting.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 12 June 2024
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“Stiffen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stiffen. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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