rigid

Example Sentences

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Qatari contracts are usually more rigid, said Ira Joseph, a senior research associate at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy.

From MarketWatch

In between we were kept standing at rigid attention on the soggy parade ground where we had spent the night.

From Literature

The businesses say only when “the material satisfies rigid and arbitrary regulatory criteria set by the state” are they able to inform consumers their packaging is recyclable.

From Los Angeles Times

The cub’s eyes were fixed on the darkness: ears rigid, hackles raised.

From Literature

The goal isn’t rigid adherence but a gentle sense of cohesion — the difference between a table that feels like a shared meal and one that looks like the snack aisle at Target.

From Salon