calcified

Example Sentences

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The later denial of his motion did not cool his grievances, but calcified them.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

The hope had been to bring in major new foreign investment and create jobs – real ones, away from the calcified state sector – for Saudi Arabia's large and ever-growing young population.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The Wives’ appeal is in the way they challenge such calcified definitions of “traditional” gender roles.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Those wins come from a combination of tax and entitlement reform, wholesale deregulation, the administration’s disruption of a calcified budget process, and some spending leadership in Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

I looked at the little calcified seashell in my palm, then at the huge mountain of dung.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan