Sentence examples for sort of stiff from inspiring English sources

One model that Americans have of the privileged Englishman is based on what used to be called a "chinless wonder" — a sort of stiff who is (1) arrogant and (2) a bit thick.

Curiously, the drawings of the humans, both parents and professionals and their settings, have been given the same sort of stiff, retro feel -- perhaps to make those 65-million-year-old reptiles seem a bit less anachronistic.

In England you get people going 'you butter and I'll slice' – it's that sort of stiff upper lip and you find, what I found, is that people don't talk, it's such a big thing, people don't say anything.

Once inside, they sip the sort of stiff drinks that bring patrons like US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to their feet.

I remembered it being just sort of stiff, and then there it was.

The first story in this book is sort of stiff and only vaguely resembles Jack Davis's work.

When your band is known as Five for Fighting — the of course sort-of-stiff penalty that players receive for throwing punches at faces instead of pucks at nets — offensive strategy isn't going to be a strong suit.

"It looks quiet and nice and sort of stiff-upper-lippy," Mr. Lubars said.

Ms. Stewart is a customer of Lee Anderson, a New York designer prized for the kind of stiff, defensive silhouettes that are a hallmark of this sort of chic.

"They're kind of stiff and stationary".

The X3, which is based on the 3-Series sedan (as the larger X5 sport utility is on based on the 5-Series), delivers the sort of super-stiff, super-sporty ride that attracts youth and may repel moms and dads.