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
• The trick for her, is the right pocket placement and making sure the denim is rigid.
  — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 4 Sep. 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, 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
• 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
• 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
• When the weight is heavy enough, your heels drive into the ground, creating rigid posture all the way up through your core.
  — David Otey, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
• Lifeproof features a rigid core with a 6-mil wear layer.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2023
• Non-dog items are limited, but rigid onion rings ($3.50) are a shareable with a strong crunch.
  — Emilie Stigliani, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024
• Early vaulters carried a rigid pole of ash or hickory that was heavy and didn’t bend.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
• When opening hard or soft (but rigid) coolers, the lid lifts like a door, leaving the entryway open.
  — Scott McKee, Field & Stream, 13 Feb. 2023
• Dylan’s setlist over the past few months has been pretty rigid, and the focus remains tunes from 2020’s Rough and Rowdy Ways.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
• Emily is a character who is very much all about planning her life in a very rigid way.
  — Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Jan. 2023
• Truelove is largely silent, staring straight ahead from one of the two rigid plastic chairs shoved between his bed and the next bed over.
  — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
• Initially introduced to help researchers gauge whether their findings were likely due to chance, the p-value has since evolved into a rigid gatekeeper.
  — Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2024
• Here are two edging choices: Steel Edging: Available in strips or rolls in a variety of finishes, steel edging creates a rigid, uniform boundary to block grass.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Sep 2024