stock-still
Example Sentences
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She stood stock-still in the moonlight until she heard the yowling.
From Literature
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.
Even if almost everyone in attendance lay on the ground stock-still.
From Los Angeles Times
Josie and Ivy were still standing stock-still on the sidewalk, staring at one another in shock, when Josie’s dad caught up with her.
From Literature
In the new study, three participants laid stock-still in an fMRI scanner for 15 sessions that totaled to 16 hours.
From Scientific American
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