stiff

Example Sentences

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Note how that line provided stiff resistance in 2024 and 2025.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

They are aiming higher this year, though they face stiff competition on regional list ballots where they have traditionally won their seats.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Often, they’re the same thing, like Byrne’s stiff blonde wig or her set of fake teeth that impede several lines of dialogue to hysterical results.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

“I think right now at least just kind of keeping a stiff upper lip,” she advised.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

But in an hour a warm wind from the land began to blow, at first in stiff gusts.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell