Example Sentences

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But they're fairly stiffly dressed, they're all standing apart and it looks like they've just been presented a prize on a game show.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

The athletic grace Davis had as a player is mostly gone and he moves stiffly when he walks, a souvenir from the knee and ankle injuries that ended his career.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

But as she approached him, she said, he held out his arm stiffly to keep her back, and shook her hand instead.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024

The passengers were packed in so tight she could scarcely move, sitting stiffly for days with her arms hugging her knees.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2023

Turning toward our house on the hillside, I see movements of a different kind, tall shadows stiffly pushing through the currents.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover