Examples of stock-still in a Sentence
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The tiny flying jewel laid stock-still on the pocket scale.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Having Scherzinger stand stock-still center stage through all this — including Max’s explanation to Joe of his selfless loyalty and years of deception to make the mistress of the house believe her fans have never abandoned her — makes Norma a witness to her own humiliation.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
But the house remains stock-still, like a showroom in a department store.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024
In the new study, three participants laid stock-still in an fMRI scanner for 15 sessions that totaled to 16 hours.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 1 May 2023
Lit up in late evening sunlight, the warm rainbow of fall colors looked even more magical, and as the clouds turned a brilliant shade of tangerine, two dozen other hikers sauntered out of the woods and stood stock-still, taking it all in.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 1 Feb. 2023
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Having Scherzinger stand stock-still center stage through all this — including Max’s explanation to Joe of his selfless loyalty and years of deception to make the mistress of the house believe her fans have never abandoned her — makes Norma a witness to her own humiliation.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
But the house remains stock-still, like a showroom in a department store.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024
In the new study, three participants laid stock-still in an fMRI scanner for 15 sessions that totaled to 16 hours.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 1 May 2023
Lit up in late evening sunlight, the warm rainbow of fall colors looked even more magical, and as the clouds turned a brilliant shade of tangerine, two dozen other hikers sauntered out of the woods and stood stock-still, taking it all in.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 1 Feb. 2023
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“Stock-still.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock-still. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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