grow rigid

Frequency: 5.21.8 per million words

To gradually become more inflexible.

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Examples (10)

  • He grew even more rigid and uncompromising as he got older.
  • The old man's joints began to grow rigid with arthritis.
  • Over time, the company's policies started to grow increasingly rigid, stifling innovation.
  • Her face grew rigid with anger as she listened to the accusations.
  • Without regular stretching, the dancer's muscles will grow rigid.
  • The once flexible regulations have grown quite rigid over the years.
  • His posture grew rigid as he braced himself for the impact.
  • The bureaucracy tends to grow rigid and inefficient if not regularly reformed.
  • After the long journey, his back started to grow rigid from sitting too long.
  • Their ideas about education had grown so rigid that they resisted any new teaching methods.