stiff with
Example Sentences
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Gustav and Nora are stiff with each other, both anxious to prove they don’t need the other’s help.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
My one good spatula had gone missing under a tea towel stiff with dough.
From Salon • Oct. 14, 2025
It’s a great time to be a regular stiff with an account balance that doesn’t exceed $250,000.
From Slate • Mar. 15, 2023
Even when she was in her prime, Mom’s hands were often stiff with rheumatoid arthritis, and that cheese grater really tested her mettle.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2022
His head trembled, and all of his muscles were stiff with the effort to make it be still.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
