be bowed
Example Sentences
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In a statement ahead of the march, a spokesperson for United Against Racism said: "Belfast is an inclusive and diverse city that will not be bowed by racist hate."
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2024
They saw, in the tycoon-candidate, someone who would not be bowed by complaints from the business community.
From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2015
“She couldn’t be bowed by a man; she could barely be broken by cancer.”
From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2015
Pratchett refuses to be bowed down by his illness, and is producing as much as ever, though these days he finds it hard to type: he dictates into a computer and then edits the text.
From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2013
Where the customs of society must be bowed to, by those who live in it; their actions, good or bad, commented upon and judged!
From Verner's Pride by Wood, Henry, Mrs.
