stiffen

Example Sentences

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Ray reaches over and half hugs me, but I stiffen, so he knocks me gently on the head with his fist.

From Literature

Every time a person got close, he held his breath and stiffened every muscle in his body.

From Literature

These findings further support the idea that chronic inflammation drives tissue stiffening.

From Science Daily

Drive up the A34 road from Alfred the Great’s capital at Winchester to Oxford and you trace the forgotten spine of an older England, with stretches stiffened by Roman roads.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her sister’s entire demeanor stiffened, and Clara realized too late that she had crossed a boundary she ought not to have crossed.

From Literature