How to Use "stiffen" with Example Sentences
- 1. Glue the ends of the ribbons to stiffen them up and make threading easier .
- 2. Congress will stiffen oversight of offshore drilling and boost the penalties for lapses .
- 3. Joints stiffen as their molecular mesh of collagen tightens , the same process that helped to strengthen them in early life .
- 4. Flammang thinks the shark uses the muscle she characterized to stiffen the tail midswing , changing its shape slightly , to throw off the extra vortex .
- 5. Over the years , the heart and artery walls thicken and stiffen , which often results in high blood pressure and plaque buildup .