stiffly
Example Sentences
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In late August, on a trip to Kyrgyzstan for a regional summit, a widely shared clip showed him descending an airplane’s stairs slowly and stiffly, gripping the hand of his wife, Peng Liyuan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Commander Azad stiffly climbs the stairs to an open rooftop with a commanding view of flat countryside.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
But as she approached him, she said, he held out his arm stiffly to keep her back, and shook her hand instead.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
Boogie Ellis walked stiffly into the postgame interview room, dragging his left leg behind him the same way the fifth-year senior is trying to drag an underachieving USC team into the postseason picture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
He stood stiffly on the other side of the gate, sleepy eyes begging me to ask him in.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
