stiff

Example Sentences

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It’s all a perfect setup, from the atmosphere to the stiff competition, to prepare for next month’s section and state championships.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

On a drizzly march afternoon, as a stiff breeze blows in off the North Sea, a handful of vans are parked along Scarborough's Royal Albert Drive.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Often, they’re the same thing, like Byrne’s stiff blonde wig or her set of fake teeth that impede several lines of dialogue to hysterical results.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

“Paramount is paying a stiff price, and its winning bid may turn out to be a Pyrrhic victory,” we wrote on Feb. 27, after Netflix bowed out of the takeover battle.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

She looked eighty or more, and she moved with stiff, arthritic caution.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell