Sentence examples for standing stiffly from inspiring English sources

The last panel showed a man standing stiffly erect holding a "Je suis Charlie" placard.

Copies survive of the famous statue of Artemis, an un-Greek representation of a mummylike goddess, standing stiffly straight with her hands extended outward.

I saw two young white men in dark suits standing stiffly against a wall, failing utterly to blend into the scene.

While the men seem to be in a relaxed pose, the shoes of the lone female, standing stiffly at attention, are pointed away from the electric chair.

Even before arriving at her room, I could imagine him standing stiffly at the foot of the bed, his retinue of residents surrounding him.

The example in the show looks more like a child than a man, standing stiffly in a camel's-hair coat and boots.

He was standing, swaying stiffly from side to side, eyes narrowed, chin pointed up, as if he were appraising the value of the show.

And Ms. Feinberg hasn't solved the problem of their standing around stiffly during the second act's many long speeches about the relationship of art and life and the virtues of actively pursuing one or the other or both.

When they're not singing the mostly top-drawer Berlin songs — both the well-known ones ("There's No Business Like Show Business") and the not so well known ("Moonshine Lullaby") — or engaged in Noah Racey's soft-shoe routines and country clog dances, too many of the actors seem to be standing around stiffly, not having much fun.

A pretty man with an easy grin, Mr. Facinelli has a leading man's looks if not the presence or credits, and is best known these days for standing around stiffly as Dr. Carlisle Cullen, the forever young paterfamilias of the vampire brood in the "Twilight" flicks.

Eddie and Tony stand stiffly at center stage.