bowed

Example Sentences

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Bowed out of speaking at the graduation of his alma mater, the Virginia Military Institute.

From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2019

Bowed and drooling and stabbing at his skin with a pair of golden tweezers, he cut a pitiful sight.

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2016

Bowed over the screen, he tapped away, fiddling with the presentation.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2016

The Cello, Big and Bowed, as the Star It wasn’t on the scale of the dozens-strong Piatigorsky International Cello Festival, held in Los Angeles last year.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2013

Bowed instruments had been around for centuries in other continents, notably Asia.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall