firmness

Example Sentences

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A forkful should reveal layers — firmness, silk, softness — not one uniform paste.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Instead, some water filled in around me, but I didn’t feel a firmness that gave the sensation of being tightly held or suspended.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Still, nit-pickers noticed that the benign CPI print was lowered by a sharp drop in used-car prices, which Deutsche Bank economists note offset broad-based firmness elsewhere.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

On the other side, the edge lacked firmness, causing you to slide off when sitting or lying down.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

She hated that expression and she hated the firmness of his tone the next time he came and said, “It meant nothing, nkem, nothing.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie