How to Use rigid in a Sentence

rigid

adjective

• The patient's legs were rigid.
• He is a rigid disciplinarian.
• This case feels durable, with a rigid bumper around the edges, and the buttons are easy to press.
  — Gear Team, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2022
• The 11th-hour deal came with a long to-do list, and a series of rigid deadlines.
  — Naomi Martin, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2023
• Leather tends to be rigid and stiff at first, but will mold to your body shape with use.
  — Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 29 Nov. 2022
• Bunky was flat and compact and, very soon, as rigid as a cell phone.
  — Anne Fadiman, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Feb. 2023
• Click here to meet the change-makers in a nation of rigid gender norms.
  — Julie Yoon, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
• The lack of boot vents keeps the skates rigid for more powerful skating.
  — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2024
• The light cushioning on the bottom of the foot and the front of the calf is helpful for kids who may not be used to the feel of rigid ski boots.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 28 Mar. 2024
• Fading are the rigid modern lines that defined the past decade.
  — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022
• The trick for her, is the right pocket placement and making sure the denim is rigid.
  — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2024
• Sweater pants are warm enough for fall and winter, but are way less rigid than a pair of trousers or jeans.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
• Cressida has some of the most rigid and strangely contoured clothes on the show.
  — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 18 May 2024
• But Take Note: The tires are rigid and deliver a bumpier ride.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023
• With the top up, the car is very rigid, with no detectable cowl shake or wiggling on any surface.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2023
• But it is now seen as too rigid a way to look at the differences between the sexes.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 12 June 2022
• But, if ice forms between the cells, the rigid cell walls protect the membranes from damage.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 7 Jan. 2023
• Graphite rods are rigid with super fast action and great tip feel.
  — Rob McDonald, Field & Stream, 13 Sep. 2023
• You’re not lost in a sea of faces or subjected to the somewhat rigid schedule.
  — Gerald Eskenazi, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
• The Thunderbolt then sent a rigid-hulled inflatable boat to cut the tow line.
  — Courtney Kube, NBC News, 30 Aug. 2022
• While the waffle structure is a bit rigid, the bubbles are soft, chewy pillows.
  — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 14 July 2023
• The more challenging surfaces are ones that are less rigid.
  — Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2023
• Most modern shoes and boots use either squishy EVA or more rigid polyurethane.
  — Samson McDougall, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
• Rump Roost bins are too pretty to hide and are rigid enough to double as seating.
  — Jodhaira Rodriguez, Good Housekeeping, 16 Aug. 2022
• Such theft wasn’t as easy when the steaks came wrapped in more rigid plastic packaging.
  — Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ, 17 June 2022
• Raw denim is often a darker color and feels rigid to the touch.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Aug. 2022
• And a growing group of people who want a more normal life and a lesser rigid life.
  — CBS News, 4 Jan. 2023
• However, this type of caulk tends to be rigid and difficult to work with and clean up.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2024
• Instead, look at it this way: Your prescription in the present moment is to slow down, pour even more love into yourself more often, and let go of the more rigid aspects of your life this month.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
• The circular spline: A completely rigid ring with internal teeth, similar to a planetary ring gear, and with two more teeth than the flexspline.
  — New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024