Sentence examples for stand stiff from inspiring English sources
"stand stiff" is an acceptable and usable expression in written English and can be used to describe someone who stands rigidly in a certain position
For example, "The solider stood stiff at attention."
It is considered extremely risque in Afghanistan for women to move to music, requiring female singers to stand stiff and immobile when delivering even the most impassioned lyrics.
An antenatal yoga teacher once told me about labor, "If you stand stiff at the beach in the face of a coming wave, it crashes into you and knocks you down; but if you relax and embrace it, it will carry you along".
Some of the soldiers stood stiff.
The elk ears stood stiff, and their eyes gleamed.
Lazarus stands stiff and uncertain, like a newborn lamb.
Warren stood stiff and tall, rooted in the center of the linoleum.
Jack stood stiff and still on the rock, but he could not move.
Both posed for a lone photographer: she breezed by with a smile; he stood stiff, his face sullen.
In Madrid, a regiment performs a relaxed, seemingly impromptu dance – all but one soldier, who stands stiff and straight, staring coolly back the camera.
By Muna Lee The New Yorker, September 29 , 1934P. 16 Each leaf, each blossom, stands stiff and gaudy View Article By Miranda Carter By Jia Tolentino By Amos Barshad By Emily Nussbaum.
"I am not getting involved in that campaign," Mrs. Clinton said at a news conference in Yonkers this morning, as Mr. Engel stood, stiff and expressionless, at her side.
