How to Use rigor in a Sentence

rigor

noun

• They underwent the rigors of military training.
• They conducted the experiments with scientific rigor.
• 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
• To add further rigor, independent observers will be called on to evaluate the patients’ progress.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021
• Both have left Fenwick, but Cobb remains, impressed with his teammates and the school’s academic rigor.
  — Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com, 20 Aug. 2021
• The Yale graduate pulled from history with the rigor of an academic to encourage women to stand in their power in all things in life.
  — Malaika Jabali, Essence, 15 July 2021
• McHugh’s conclusions can be too pat, and her analysis occasionally lacks rigor.
  — Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2021
• Loeb has secured private funding and has the intellectual chops to ensure the project’s scientific rigor.
  — Seth Shostak, Scientific American, 29 July 2021
• The controller offers new precise haptic feedback that can shake different parts of the controller separately, and with as little or as much rigor as is warranted.
  — Maren Estrada, BGR, 10 Aug. 2021
• This is such a sensitive, emotional case, one that will demand patience, empathy, negotiation and, of course, legal rigor.
  — Miami Herald Editorial Board, Star Tribune, 16 July 2021
• Defense is a top priority for coach Oscar Pareja, who centers his team mentality around the backline’s rigor.
  — Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 15 July 2021
• First, asset owners in the world of impact investing are demanding higher levels of authenticity and greater rigor from asset managers.
  — The Sorenson Impact Institute, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
• Many psychologists were hoping to construct a science of human behavior that would mirror the rigor and predictive power of the natural sciences.
  — New York Times, 29 July 2021
• 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 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

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024