rigidly
Example Sentences
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It is also highly flexible, allowing it to move along with brain tissue rather than pressing rigidly through it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
The zeppelin design, which placed individual gas-filled containers within a rigidly framed outer envelope, was invented around the turn of the 20th century by Ferdinand von Zeppelin, a German aristocrat and general.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
But the main witness, the police officer who had initially confronted Gamble, was grim-faced, rigidly polite, and completely serious about his claims.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
Speaking after the final, Sinner said he played too rigidly when matches were "comfortable", making him "predictable" when he ultimately met his rival.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
I just went through the motions, rigidly, by the numbers, without any heart or real emotion.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
