harden
Example Sentences
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Those workers will focus on repairing broken lights, hardening lights to prevent copper wire theft and clearing the backlog of deferred cases.
From Los Angeles Times
As you read the book, you begin to understand why: Mavericks all, they’re slowly hardening into the cinema establishment they once fought against.
Mispricing occurs when investors treat geopolitical risk as temporary, only to revalue the securities sharply once sanctions, export controls or defense commitments harden into long-term policy.
"I found myself growing absorbed in the craft itself, especially the hamon" -- distinctive, milky-white patterns along the hardened edge of a katana.
From Barron's
It was getting smaller and smaller in my chest and hardening up like a rock.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
