Sentence examples for pose stiffly from inspiring English sources

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Drawing characters acting naturally is an important part of comics; too often characters pose stiffly while speaking their lines, disconnected from the emotion of their dialogue.

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He posed stiffly for pictures taken by fans, but did not talk to the news media, Reuters reported...

And just try to resist the achingly committed self-presentations of Gilbert & George as icons of gentlemanly aestheticism, posing stiffly in their slightly too small tweed suits, and issuing mannerly obiter dicta.

There's an inane one on American exceptionalism called "A City Upon a Hill," in which the former history professor pollutes history while Callista poses stiffly in different primary color suits.

Outside, two young Danish men posed stiffly for a picture in front of the hut, while a woman from Ohio, afraid she couldn't squeeze through the tiny door, bought a beaded bracelet instead.

Avedon revolutionized the field; he brought an end to the era of the docile mannequin posing stiffly in this season's clothes — his women leapt off the page; they danced and tumbled and communicated.

In the pictures at the White House, when the press has been let in the room, Trump knows where the cameras are, and often he is seen posing stiffly and looking right at them, occasionally flashing a thumbs-up sign.

The action takes place on a stark stage, with only a childlike sketch of an elevated Greek temple at the back, its blue curtain opening occasionally to reveal dancers posing stiffly against photographic backdrops as testimony to past events or action happening elsewhere.

Mr. Annan has been openly critical of what he sees as Mr. Bush's rush to action against Iraq, and at the meeting this morning, the two leaders posed stiffly for pictures until Mr. Annan said quietly to the president, "Let's shake".

But the remaining two are allegorical; One, "Pomona," features a woman posed rather stiffly and hieratically.

The four of them proceeded to sit stiffly, not speaking.

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