stiffly
Example Sentences
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In late August, on a trip to Kyrgyzstan for a regional summit, a widely shared clip showed him descending an airplane’s stairs slowly and stiffly, gripping the hand of his wife, Peng Liyuan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
He looks his age; he moves stiffly, often speaks in a whisper.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
“I don’t reminisce much about what’s happened in the past,” Saban said Sunday before posing stiffly with the Rose Bowl trophy and an equally formal Harbaugh.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2023
Mohammed sat flanked by rows of male relatives, both his hands heavily bandaged, held up in front of him stiffly like a boxer, the tip of his thumbs peeking out.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2023
He pushed the lid sideway and it moved stiffly, chunks of sand falling inside as it opened.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
