How to Use rigorous in a Sentence

rigorous

adjective
  • We subjected the data to a rigorous analysis.
  • To become a B Corp, Wildling had to go through a rigorous process.
    Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
  • All of the actors were game for the rigorous training, which stretched across five months.
    Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022
  • This should prompt you to hold off on any rigorous workouts until the cause of the pain is determined.
    Maggie O'Neill, Health, 12 Jan. 2024
  • But Aja’s access to rigorous academics came at a price.
    TIME, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Piccioli, who grew up in a coastal town, was able to bring a relaxed air to the rigorous discipline.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The rigorous program was designed to bring entrepreneurship into the lives of the inmates.
    Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2024
  • In the most rigorous trials, neither the subject nor the researcher knows what any person gets until the end of the trial.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 Oct. 2022
  • This cooling pillow went through a rigorous testing process over the course of 1.5 years to perfect the product.
    Mike Richard, Men's Health, 5 Jan. 2023
  • But because there hasn’t been rigorous—or in some cases any—testing, there’s no way to tell.
    Time, 20 Jan. 2023
  • London has such high rates of EV owners driving for Uber because of the city’s rigorous clear-air laws.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 8 June 2023
  • Two decades of rigorous research built the business case for DEI efforts.
    Anu Gupta, Harvard Business Review, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The process is far more rigorous than for any other mode of public transportation.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2023
  • And the Bruins played a rigorous out-of-state schedule to prepare for another run.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
  • At 73, the '80s icon is as fit as ever thanks to a combination of his rigorous workout routine and a healthy diet (plus he's got the abs to prove it).
    Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Taking the microphone after Harris, Walz revved up the crowd for the rigorous campaign to come.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The study — the most rigorous test to date of a technology 30 years in the making — had technically failed, as so many had before it.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Any sanctions from the agency could force Neuralink to begin the rigorous approval process anew.
    Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2022
  • But the show is concise, rigorous, funny and heartfelt.
    Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 28 July 2022
  • These jeans felt durable enough for more rigorous tasks like yardwork but also comfortable and soft enough for hanging out around the house.
    L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
  • In Europe, the schedule for playing and training was rigorous.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Cardinals enter the eye of the storm Having discussed it since the schedules were released, Louisville is now at the most rigorous point of its schedule.
    Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Liao told me that the course wasn’t especially rigorous.
    Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The high ground is not only up for grabs but undergoing a rigorous title search.
    Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 14 May 2023
  • Older cribs may not meet the more rigorous safety standards in place today.
    Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2023
  • This kind of rigorous planning not only prevents day-of chaos, but also ensures that the prep work on the lead-up days is manageable.
    Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The source cited rigorous censorship of movies for children and younger viewers.
    Nick El Hajj, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • So there’s a physical, rigorous element to the work that can be off-putting for the younger generation.
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Oct. 2024
  • His schedule is rigorous enough already, so his team chooses to do one media request a year.
    Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Banks must invest in rigorous testing and validation processes to ensure that their AI solutions meet the highest standards of reliability and fairness.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

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