Stiffed is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Stiffed in a sentence
Related words
Stiffed meaning
simple past and past participle of stiff
Using Stiffed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of stiff
Context around Stiffed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stiffed
- In this selection, "stiffed" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, getting, sessions, starts, ken and colleague stand out and add context to how "stiffed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bakery was stiffed when tesla and because getting stiffed starts to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stiffed" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stiffed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
So, if Clinton had stiffed Ken Starr, that's different. (10 words)
Sorry, Michael, but you’re not the first person that Trump has stiffed. (13 words)
Martin said that if customers are paying more than £9 a month then they're likely being "stiffed". (18 words)
A small, black-owned California bakery was stiffed when Tesla — the electric car company that Elon Musk likes to pretend to have founded — abruptly canceled a large order, causing financial strain and operational chaos for the small business. (38 words)
But later, he speculated that the folks who stiffed him may not have known his base pay is the same as when he started working at restaurants 20 years ago —$2.13 an hour. (34 words)
Sessions stiffed colleague and fellow gross person Ted Cruz, setting up Trump for crushing victories in the South on Super Tuesday that effectively cut off Cruz's path to the White House. (32 words)
Example sentences (8)
But later, he speculated that the folks who stiffed him may not have known his base pay is the same as when he started working at restaurants 20 years ago —$2.13 an hour.
It’s a pickle because getting stiffed starts to look more likely than not if I can’t fall back on Jones.
Martin said that if customers are paying more than £9 a month then they're likely being "stiffed".
A small, black-owned California bakery was stiffed when Tesla — the electric car company that Elon Musk likes to pretend to have founded — abruptly canceled a large order, causing financial strain and operational chaos for the small business.
He could really use the winnings… to defray the cost of settling the lawsuit from the chef he stiffed.
So, if Clinton had stiffed Ken Starr, that's different.
Sessions stiffed colleague and fellow gross person Ted Cruz, setting up Trump for crushing victories in the South on Super Tuesday that effectively cut off Cruz's path to the White House.
Sorry, Michael, but you’re not the first person that Trump has stiffed.