low-browed
Example Sentences
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Neanderthals tend to be cast as the low-browed thugs of the prehistoric world, who stood little chance against the superior intellect and hunting prowess of our own ancestors.
From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2018
Willerslev said the latest findings added to the view that Neanderthals and other now extinct hominins, traditionally portrayed as low-browed prehistoric thugs, were “in reality not particularly different” from our own ancestors.
From The Guardian • Sep. 21, 2016
White-coated yeomen and their wives jostled their betters--but with humble apologies--in the low-browed shops, or hardily pushed smocked-frocks from the narrow pavements, or clung together in obstinate groups in the roadway.
From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.
On the first floor a low-browed door, clamped and studded with iron, showed itself.
From The Great House by Weyman, Stanley John
Determined not to be left behind, I too made for the little low-browed door he chose in the row, and saw a private dining-room just comfortably big enough for two.
From Lord John in New York by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
