stiffen
Example Sentences
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"This will only stiffen our resolve to ensure that we make Washington DC safe and beautiful," the Pentagon chief said.
From BBC
Her roles in the 1950s diminished in plausibility, and Crawford’s acting stiffened into rigid self-presentation.
“I didn’t say no, I did not resist, I just stiffened,” Page writes.
From Los Angeles Times
Dr. Kevin O’Connor also documented the president’s stiffened gait, which O’Connor said was the result of spinal arthritis, a previously broken foot and neuropathy in the Biden’s feet.
From Seattle Times
The House approved by a 314-117 margin the bill, which lifts the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling in exchange for cutting non-defense discretionary spending and stiffening work requirements in assistance programs.
From Reuters
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