Sentence examples for play stiff from inspiring English sources
The Saints play stiff defense and that earns them this victory.
Stoudemire played stiff Friday, scoring 7 points in 33 minutes.
And Ashe says of Graebner: "He plays stiff, compact, Republican tennis.
He's still contributing on the defensive end, but it's shocking to see The Big Fundamental reduced to a Big, Role-Playing Stiff.
There were no surprises here: polite day dresses and familiar pantsuits (also an endangered species).. Luxurious wools and malleable leather played stiff and soft with the body, while each outfit showed attention to fine detail.
The three shocking 3-0 teams -- Carolina, New Orleans and San Diego -- have all won with strong running games, timely quarterback play and stiff defenses.
"I'll play a stiff on a mortuary slab, I don't care.
End "pay to play," with stiff contribution limits for contractors and lobbyists, immediate disclosure of contributions and real punishments for breaking the rules.
"In the last two weeks we've settled everybody down and tried not to play so stiff and look forward to being on the field.
(Robert Ryan had a lock on this type in the 1940s and '50s.) Mr. Reeves's natural sobriety works well for the part, as does his ability to play it stiff and straight and a touch stupid.
The boredom can be as painful for theatre-goers as the stifled hopes and unrealised dreams are for his characters.If moroseness is one way to kill Chekhov, another method, favoured outside Russia, is to turn his plays into stiff drawing-room comedies.
