How do you use Stiffened in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Stiffened meaning
simple past and past participle of stiffen
Using Stiffened
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of stiffen
- In the example corpus, stiffened often appears in combinations such as: defense stiffened, stiffened and, stiffened with.
Context around Stiffened
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stiffened
- In this selection, "stiffened" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, defense, trudeau, actually, significantly, sanctions and neck stand out and add context to how "stiffened" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bolton immediately stiffened and ended and convert but stiffened at faster. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stiffened" sits close to words such as abaribe, abbasids and abstentions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stiffened
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But Laurel Highlands’ defense stiffened and held. (7 words)
Trump has actually stiffened sanctions since this crisis began. (9 words)
Her boss, national security adviser John Bolton, "immediately stiffened" and ended the meeting. (13 words)
I know that I personally had suggested in a column some months ago that the wobbly-hike-and-bike trails might be stiffened with two-by-fours sticking out from the concrete freeway bridges. (34 words)
American test pilots found that the Zero's controls were "very light" at convert, but stiffened at faster speeds (above 348 km/h, or 216 mph) to safeguard against wing failure. (31 words)
After SFC scored less than 3 minutes into the game, the Eagles stiffened on defense and kept the Chargers out of the goal until the first overtime period. (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
Though their defense stiffened and held Mt. Edgecumbe to just seven points in the third quarter, the Rams could again only manage six.
Aston Martin has stiffened the chassis to maximise the driving experience, while changes have been made to the steering feel.
But Laurel Highlands’ defense stiffened and held.
From there, the Highlander defense stiffened their backs, including a highlight-reel stop by in the backfield on third down, to force a punt.
The Jets defense had registered a stop, then stiffened after a Breece Hall fumble deep in their own end, holding the 49ers to a field goal.
Claire Heitschmidt, Dayna Vera and Kylie Diaz all made baskets to cut the deficit to 45-39 with 3:52 remaining and the Falcons’ defense stiffened.
The car’s structure has been stiffened significantly, but the weight has been kept low, just 2,182 pounds.
Trudeau stiffened the language he directed at protestors on Thursday, calling the crisis an “unacceptable situation” before a meeting with the federal cabinet in Ottawa.
Trump has actually stiffened sanctions since this crisis began.
After SFC scored less than 3 minutes into the game, the Eagles stiffened on defense and kept the Chargers out of the goal until the first overtime period.
Her boss, national security adviser John Bolton, "immediately stiffened" and ended the meeting.
Led by Ja’Quay Pough’s 21-tackle performance, the Northwestern State defense proved opportunistic and stiffened at the right times.
Mr Raab, however, audibly stiffened, and although his voice remained soft, his tone sounded haughty.
The man’s threats of future violence, and even murder, stiffened him to the dangers of such encounters.
But the Mustangs stiffened and took over after Johnson incompletions from the 2 on third and fourth downs.
I asked myself this as my body stiffened with cramps while the river’s current drug me across rocks.
I know that I personally had suggested in a column some months ago that the wobbly-hike-and-bike trails might be stiffened with two-by-fours sticking out from the concrete freeway bridges.
The Ford Super Duty uses a fully boxed, ladder frame underneath that has been stiffened up to 24 times more than the last generation pickup.
Therefore, violence aimed at dehumanising black people in their own land must be addressed with a decisive action that will uproot the racist head off its stiffened neck.
American test pilots found that the Zero's controls were "very light" at convert, but stiffened at faster speeds (above 348 km/h, or 216 mph) to safeguard against wing failure.
Common combinations with stiffened
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- defense stiffened 6×
- stiffened and 5×
- stiffened with 5×
- been stiffened 3×
- and stiffened 3×
- be stiffened 3×
- has stiffened 2×
- stiffened the 2×
- stiffened after 2×
- stiffened at 2×