How to Use rigor in a Sentence

rigor

noun

• They underwent the rigors of military training.
• They conducted the experiments with scientific rigor.
• Tayo is a stylist, too, but the rigors of his job tend to keep his own wardrobe easy-breezy.
  — Alex Frank, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2018
• More important will be the rigor of the area of study and the brand of the institution.
  — Isaac Cheifetz, Star Tribune, 5 Dec. 2020
• That kind of rigor tends to escape its initial host and start to spread.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2022
• The (Wilder) study is showing teachers are still trying to grasp the depth and rigor of the standards.
  — Christopher Magan, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2017
• Some break down, but those who’ve made it to the Derby in fine form have held up to the rigors of the subsequent races.
  — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 11 May 2018
• With the help of her castmates, Moon is learning how to manage the rigors of an eight-show week.
  — Michael Paulson, New York Times, 8 May 2024
• Under the rigors of a live, hot war, these products break down.
  — Samanth Subramanian, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2023
• Good teams have the depth to absorb injuries and handle the rigors of a 162-game season.
  — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2024
• The wolves proved resilient, reproducing faster than the rigors of the wild and the hand of man could limit them.
  — Ben Long, The Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2024
• Roan might be one of the most outspoken celebrities to address the rigors of fame.
  — Beth Greenfield, Fortune Well, 27 Sep. 2024
• The rigors of fasting have birthed a range of social customs.
  — Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2020
• How much of his late-season swoon was due to the physical rigors of the season?
  — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 19 Mar. 2018
• But that’s the money for those who opt for the rigor of an oil rig, a hot topic on people’s tongues this week.
  — Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2024
• It’s hard to convince people of the care that is taken, of the anxiety, of the rigor that is applied.
  — Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 27 June 2018
• By then, he’d likely be neutered, in time for the rigors of the promotional tour.
  — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
• Jackson, who arrived in the summer, needs time to build his body for the rigors of SEC football.
  — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2024
• Some of that rigor is due to happen at the University of Utah.
  — Nate Carlisle, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2020
• The length and rigor of the training will be determined by plant owners.
  — Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2020
• Or more simply, someone who might not be able to cope with the rigors of startup life.
  — Jenna Birch, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Apr. 2019
• One is more focused on academic rigor and one on the arts.
  — Nicole Gull McElroy, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2022
• From that point, the quartet harnessed their frantic energy and shot straight through the rest of the set with rigor and bite.
  — Robert Ham, SPIN, 18 May 2022
• These are narrow upright grasses that grow up to 5 or 6 feet tall and withstand the rigors of snow and ice.
  — Melinda Myers, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2018
• The panel did not find evidence that Tessier-Lavigne was aware of the lack of rigor.
  — CBS News, 19 July 2023
• The Stanley nameplates are built to last and withstand the rigors of everyday use, sip by sip.
  — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024
• This version of Claire Foy partly reflects the rigors of rapid and recent change.
  — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2018
• For many, the four years of academic rigor might have had a little something to do with that outcome.
  — Jack Fowler, National Review, 28 Apr. 2021
• Hell, Jeselnik could have simply been busy with the day-to-day rigors of his personal life.
  — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
• For most of them, the rigors of fighting on the eastern front only increased the value of fighting a merciless war—Hitler's war.
  — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024