Sentence examples for stiff for from inspiring English sources

The fibers are selected for the degree of stiffness -- or flexibility -- desired in the application; stiff for fuselage parts in airplanes, springy for tennis rackets.

Their pride is too stiff for that.

(It's too stiff for volleyball).

But Arnold is a bit stiff for my taste.

The target proved too stiff for South Africa.

Competition is stiff for the most convenient office locations.

The ring pull is too small and stiff for your fingers.

John Carbutt manufactured the first commercially successful celluloid photographic film in 1888, but it was too stiff for convenient use.

It was time, I knew, to drive to my sister's bustling, cheerful house, all tidied and stiff for the day.

The pressing issue — literally — is the clutch: its effort is mystifyingly stiff for a four-cylinder compact.

The women are running at a projected 2 28 pace, the headwind too stiff for a fast time.