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Stiffen in sentence

11 examples of Stiffen in a sentence

As swelling in the meninges worsens, the neck begins to stiffen.
They are finding themselves forced to shift their own rhetoric and attitude in order to dampen their defense of policies viewed as pro-American or US-inspired, and to stiffen their resistance to Washington's demands and desires.
The victory of Parliament in Kuwait’s succession crisis is likely to lead some of Kuwait’s neighboring autocracies to stiffen their resolve against modernity and democracy.
The EU can stiffen it even more by demanding much greater clarity in the fight against corruption.
In response, America’s economic headwinds will stiffen all the more.
When Abe became Prime Minister almost three years ago, he vowed to restore Japan’s standing as a “first-tier country” by implementing an economic stimulus package, dubbed “Abenomics,” and reinterpreting Japan’s constitution to stiffen the country’s defense posture.
Then, having become a woman again, even a little girl, no longer feeling the strength to stiffen herself, to stand feverishly erect before her terror, she plunged into pity, into tears and regret, in the hope of finding some relief.
The cat began to swear, and stiffen himself, endeavouring to turn round and bite the hand that grasped him.
But there are limp rags which no buckram can stiffen; and Sheriff, willing as he was to oblige, could not take strength into his fibre from the outside, though Tarvin offered him all of his.
The agent declaring the marriage to be a political necessity, the destination suggested by Tarvin for political necessities of this sort caused the official to stiffen, and to look this wild American up and down with startled curiosity.
His eye had been seen to light up, his muscles to stiffen, his members to concentrate their force, and the straps to stretch.