stiffly

Example Sentences

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He looks his age; he moves stiffly, often speaks in a whisper.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 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

“I don’t reminisce much about what’s happened in the past,” Saban said Sunday before posing stiffly with the Rose Bowl trophy and an equally formal Harbaugh.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2023

Mohammed sat flanked by rows of male relatives, both his hands heavily bandaged, held up in front of him stiffly like a boxer, the tip of his thumbs peeking out.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023

The towering trees above them swayed stiffly against the rising wind.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman