bowed
Example Sentences
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Some removed their hats and bowed their heads and took a brief moment of silence to remember their colleagues.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
The 1997 image of the 12-year-old prince walking stony-faced and head bowed behind his mother's coffin earned enduring global sympathy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
The exhibit also approaches issues of gender, through the elaborately decorated 1511 lira da braccio, a bowed string instrument of the Renaissance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
As she explained her rationale, Halem, who appeared in court in an orange jumpsuit, sat with his head bowed, eyes downcast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
I could see the shadow she cast across the doorway, her shoulders stooped, her head bowed.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
