stiff
Example Sentences
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Note how that line provided stiff resistance in 2024 and 2025.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
In 1994, Navjot Singh Sidhu pulled up with a stiff neck in Auckland ahead of a One-Day International against New Zealand, and Mohammad Azharuddin promoted Tendulkar to open the batting.
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
“Market expectations have completely reversed thanks to the energy price shock, creating a stiff headwind for nonyielding assets,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
Then she makes what she claims are penguin sounds and gets up to show us how they walk, taking tiny steps, her body tilted forward, her arms stiff.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
