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.
He stepped in, but when he was about to close the door he stood for a moment, gazing out through the low-browed arch.
From Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel by Veley, Margaret
He was too full-fleshed for that: a big, low-browed, thick-lipped man of thirty-six or seven, who would think a great deal of himself and his own pleasure.
From Where the Path Breaks by Créspigny, Charles de
