"stiff" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- While Jagger spoke, Richards did an impression of Sullivan's stiff demeanor.
- Brondt stood in place, one hand in his pocket, his demeanor singularly stiff for one usually so unruffled.
- Publicly, Mr. Tagliabue displays a reserved, even stiff, demeanor.
- Willingham's stiff demeanor resulted in a somewhat acrimonious relationship with fans, boosters, and the Seattle media.
- Their stiff demeanor suggests mutual surprise (misery doesn't love company?)
- From his stiff demeanor, as well as from the high black headgear that added a foot to his stature, I recognized him as the soothsayer.
- Still, the stifled enthusiasm and the stiff demeanor of most of the performers lent an air of restraint where some good old-fashioned operatic excess was perhaps in order.
- He is still enormously popular at home, but abroad his stiff and formal demeanor have denied him the celebrity status enjoyed by his archrival, Mikhail S. Gorbachev.
- He was dressed in a dark tailored suit, shirt and tie, and despite the heady fumes of victory he maintained a stiff demeanor.
- A coach recognized for his stiff demeanor has shown some flexibility.
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