Examples of 'were stiff' in a sentence

Meaning of "were stiff"

were stiff: This phrase could describe something that is rigid, inflexible, or difficult to bend or move

How to use "were stiff" in a sentence

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were stiff
They were stiff as sticks when they saw me.
And ere their limbs were stiff and cold.
Penalties were stiff and were increased where minors were involved.
Till our legs were stiff.
The boots were stiff enough to fit my purpose.
I thought the dead were stiff.
Her hands were stiff with the pain.
The armistice terms were stiff.
My lips were stiff and cold.
Your shoulders were stiff.
My feet were stiff like the earth.
When they tried to straighten the ligaments they were stiff.
His fingers were stiff from playing.
He was hard to dress because his arms and legs were stiff.
My legs were stiff for a while now.

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Their movements were stiff.
The chairs were stiff and hurt your back.
Grey was a natural writer but his early efforts were stiff and grammatically weak.
His legs were stiff but he managed to stand up.
Until my guts ached and my clothes were stiff with buffalo grease.
They were stiff and heavy.
He looked so miserable ; his hands and feet were stiff.
The dry treated sheets were stiff and somewhat brittle.
There were stiff penalties for such offenses as singing flippant songs or dancing.
Some of the door handles were stiff and I was afraid to turn them.
I added extra clarified butter in the lentils … as my brain nerves were stiff.
The fingers were stiff and their movement caused pain.
The Allies ' armistice terms presented in the railway carriage at Rethondes were stiff.
Its hind legs were stiff and outstretched as if it was partially paralysed.
My entire body ached ; all my muscles were stiff and painfully contracted.
The gestures were stiff as though you were ill at ease in new clothes.
When she was transcribing, her fingers were stiff and did not function well.
The elements were stiff and hard when compared to a mop according to the present invention.
The sounds I played were stiff and unpleasant.
Her hands were stiff and aching, like they 'd been clenched into fists for hours.
Maybe because I had stayed in the rain for too long, my limbs were stiff.
You were stiff.
Other record labels associated with the two-tone sound were Stiff Records and Go Feet Records.
My shoulders were stiff so I can only lift my arms.
He knelt down, with difficulty, because his knees were stiff.
The resulting egg whites were stiff and remained in the bowl when inverted.
Wei Yang only felt that her mouth, eyes, and eyebrows were stiff.
Sebastian were stiff alive, he would surely vote for her.
I mean, they were stiff.
All of my limbs were stiff and painful ; I had a fever and felt absolutely exhausted.
Had the Blues in his heart, but his fingers were stiff as a corpse. C.
But his fingers were stiff as a corpse . had the Blues in his heart.
Had the Blues in his heart, L. C. but his fingers were stiff as a corpse.
Hisui and Kirika 's face were stiff while Mei looked to be in disbelief.
Grown-ups were stiff awake ; mothers prepared beds.

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