Sentence examples for of stiffness from inspiring English sources

The fibers are selected for the degree of stiffness -- or flexibility -- desired in the application; stiff for fuselage parts in airplanes, springy for tennis rackets.

It's just a bit of stiffness.

Jagger has a lot of stiffness in his body.

They all felt better in the morning, astonished at their lack of stiffness.

SHANE SPENCER will probably sit out Thursday because of stiffness in his hamstring.

Second marriages, though, seem to contain an element of stiffness, 'a certain considerate wariness', which seems a poor substitute.

They were also without David Justice, a late scratch from the starting lineup because of stiffness in his neck.

You need a certain amount of stiffness in the shoes to act as a platform for running, jumping and walking".

The rules of pointillism could be deadening, provoking bouts of stiffness in even the great Seurat.

Kiwanuka complained of stiffness again Friday and intentionally avoided contact in practice.

A bit of stiffness is incidental when the overriding impression that the singer gave was that wielding a powerful instrument of impressive beauty was fun.