Sentence examples for stays rigid from inspiring English sources

The earliest items shown are stays, rigid 18th-century constructions of linen and baleen (whale bone), the latter a product of Connecticut's whaling industry.

Spray your hair so it stays rigid.

Make sure the head of the bender stays rigid as the conduit bends into the cradle.

"Last year she stayed rigid and she lost the rental," Mr. Avedon said.

"Did you hear?" "They're your planes, Israeli planes," he was told, but he stayed rigid.

Another familiar trope of contemporary college humor is a hand gesture known as the shocker, in which the ring finger of the hand is held down by the thumb while the remaining three fingers stay rigid.

Meanwhile, even at high speeds, the elephants' back legs seemed to stay rigid, which is typical of a walk.

Lincoln continues to showcase center-opening doors designed around a "ring frame" that allows the chassis to stay rigid even without a center pillar.

Avoid staying rigid and stiff while in a fighting stance.

He wants Italy's labour market to stay as rigid as it is, with jobs for life and unions making the country's economic policy together with the employers and the government.

When I stay too rigid with sticking to plans just because I created them, I miss the magic and leave little room for expansion and creative unfolding.