stock-still
Example Sentences
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She trains them to stand stock-still when a judge inspects them nose to tail, or trot in a circle without getting distracted by the crowd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
Michel Nkuka Mboladinga has supported the Democratic Republic of Congo by dressing up as the country's revered first leader Patrice Lumumba and remaining stock-still throughout every match.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
You stand stock-still until it quiets down and slithers on its way.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2023
In the new study, three participants laid stock-still in an fMRI scanner for 15 sessions that totaled to 16 hours.
From Scientific American ● May 1, 2023
One jumped the fence, the second ran in front of the car, and the third stood stock-still before him, frozen in the light, no more than ten feet away.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
