Sentence examples for stock still from inspiring English sources

"stock still" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is an idiom and means to remain completely motionless, usually as a result of surprise, fear, or shock. Example Sentence: When the burglar entered the house, the family members stood stock still, not knowing what to do.

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stock still

adjective

Very still; motionless.

  • The team was stock still in front of the stable.

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I stood stock still.

Everyone stood stock still!

The girls stand stock still; they all stand stock still.

It stops stock still to stare.

But its stock still declined 1.2percentt.

A great blue heron stood stock still.

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Sanding stock-still for hours.

It was stock-still.

The left remains stock-still.

In fact the tension stays stock-still.

But look closely at those stock-still appendages.

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