appear rigid

Examples (10)

• His posture and unblinking gaze made him appear very rigid during the negotiation.
• The company's policies sometimes appear too rigid for modern market demands.
• She tried not to appear rigid in her views, but it was hard to compromise.
• Despite his kind words, his body language continued to appear rigid.
• New employees might find the hierarchical structure to appear quite rigid.
• The old professor's teaching methods could appear rigid to students accustomed to flexibility.
• He didn't want to appear rigid in front of his new team, so he listened patiently.
• From an outsider's perspective, their traditions might appear overly rigid.
• The artist's early works often appear quite rigid before he developed a more fluid style.
• If you always stick to the rules, you might appear rigid to others.