How to Use harden in a Sentence

harden

verb
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  • The presence of certain substances in the blood can cause the arteries to harden.
  • These additives are designed to harden the steel.
  • He had been hardened by his years of military service.
  • The news has hardened opposition to the government.
  • Again, your goal is not to harden your son to the meanness of the world.
    — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The churned ice cream needs to harden in the freezer for at least 6 hours.
    — Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 24 June 2022
  • Once shaped, the warriors were fired in a kiln to harden them.
    — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 18 Nov. 2020
  • When your bread is about to go stale, stick it in the freezer to harden.
    — People Staff, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Only from the sixth plague on does the Torah state that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Skin on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet may thicken or harden later in life.
    — Megan Woodward, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 26 Oct. 2020
  • But then comes autumn to harden the grain, / to warn it to ripen ahead of the winter.
    — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Wax can harden the finish and lessen the look of scratches.
    — Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2020
  • To harden them, the researchers used water to wash away the PEG.
    — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Then the wings will fill with fluid and the bodies will harden.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The snow will get soft and a bit slushy in the afternoon but harden up at night.
    — Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2021
  • And for now, the leak and Moscow’s response may well harden Mr. Scholz’s view.
    — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
  • In sum, this week find a good spot to harden off your indoor grown plants.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2021
  • Another is to grow the rough, harden the fairways, quicken the greens, tweak the tees.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2021
  • VanTrece likes to do this while the skillet is still warm, before the grime gets a chance to harden or get crusty.
    — Marygrace Taylor, SELF, 6 Nov. 2021
  • If allowed to cool too much, the sugar on the bottom of the pan will harden, taking the cake hostage.
    — Washington Post, 3 June 2021
  • But over the course of its third term, the party made a U-turn and hardened its stance on rapprochement with the West.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Now is the time for CPOs to harden their processes and gird their teams for the next seismic shift.
    — Richard Waugh, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Place the bars back on the parchment, pop them into the freezer to allow the chocolate to harden, and then dive in.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2023
  • If the lime has fully hardened, looks dull, and/or feels light for its size, the pearls inside may have dried out.
    — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 12 Jan. 2024
  • After the candle has completely hardened, remove the stick from the top of the pot.
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Old rags hardened by paint and ashtrays sat on tables; his trench coat hung on a wall.
    — Dina Gachman, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2023
  • From time to time, the cookies get stuck on the round hot plates or cool down and harden before they can be folded.
    — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
  • The mention of Rikers Island sends a tremor through even the most hardened of New Yorkers.
    — Fox News, 9 Mar. 2020
  • Combined with the other ingredients, this makes for a chewy fudge that doesn't harden entirely.
    — Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The machine works by printing successive layers of plastic filament that harden to form a design.
    — Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024

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