sit rigid
Frequency: 5.11.6 per million words
To be in a sitting position without moving.
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Examples (10)
- She sat rigid in the chair, waiting for the doctor to call her name.
- He was so nervous that he sat rigid throughout the entire job interview.
- The children sat rigid with fear as they listened to the ghost story.
- I found myself sitting rigid on the edge of my seat during the movie's climax.
- She sat rigid and upright, her hands clenched tightly in her lap.
- The witness sat rigid in the courtroom, refusing to look at the defendant.
- Despite the comfortable sofa, he sat rigid as if he were on a wooden bench.
- They sat rigid in silence, shocked by the sudden announcement.
- The old man sat rigid by the window, watching the street for hours.
- You shouldn't sit rigid for too long; try to relax your shoulders.