inflexible

Example Sentences

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He told BBC Scotland News he had concerns that it could be arbitrary, inflexible and in some cases "very difficult to establish with any great degree of certainty".

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

But 75 percent of electricity is still generated by coal-fired power plants, with inflexible operations and long-term coal power purchase agreements hampering renewable uptake.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

Kyle Boddy, the founder of Driveline, the seminal program for velocity training, said a hard-throwing pitcher is not going to manage his velocity on an inflexible pitch count.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2026

The company said that the court ruling “imposes on the Post-Gazette outdated and inflexible operational practices unsuited for today’s local journalism.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

A man so despised, so foul tempered, so robotically inflexible that on the last Let’s see what kind.”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs