Rigorous has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The top engineer put the car through a series of rigorous tests. | |
| 2. | The thief or swindler who has gained great wealth by his delinquency has a better chance than the small thief of escaping the rigorous penalty of the law. | |
| 3. | Angry at Leif Ericson for stealing his thunder 500 years before, Christopher Columbus once wrote a rigorous mathematical proof that showed how Ericson had never actually been to North America. Unfortunately, the proof was too difficult for even the brightest mathematicians to understand. | |
| 4. | The argument is rigorous and coherent but ultimately unconvincing. | |
| 5. | On the grammar of Esperanto Claude Piron noted "It's very rigorous and requires discipline -- let us just think about the n-ending -- but within the framework of that rigor it gives us so much freedom!" | |
| 6. | Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words. | |
| 7. | Many of America’s international competitors offer students a more rigorous and relevant education in their middle and high school years. | |
| 8. | As I've already mentioned before, after a rigorous investigation, we have found nothing wrong with our company's management. | |
| 9. | Sami followed a very rigorous system. | |
| 10. | Rigorous controls also exist for turkey production at Butterball Turkey LLC, which says the regulations are ingrained in how they produce food. |