1The process of ossification begins in the womb, where cartilage gradually ossifies into bone tissue.
2As the wound healed, the damaged tissue began to ossify, forming a protective barrier around the injured area.
3Over time, the once-progressive politician seemed to ossify into a conservative ideologue, resistant to new ideas.
4The company's management structure ossified with age, becoming increasingly bureaucratic and slow to adapt to change.
5There is a risk that, as we grow older, our attitudes and beliefs will ossify, making us less open to alternative perspectives and experiences.