stock-still
Example Sentences
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She trains them to stand stock-still when a judge inspects them nose to tail, or trot in a circle without getting distracted by the crowd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
Even if almost everyone in attendance lay on the ground stock-still.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2026
Michel Nkuka Mboladinga has supported the Democratic Republic of Congo by dressing up as the country's revered first leader Patrice Lumumba and remaining stock-still throughout every match.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
You stand stock-still until it quiets down and slithers on its way.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2023
Except for the motion of the train itself, everything appeared to be standing stock-still, as if waiting for the next assault.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
