with a head on

Example Sentences

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Here was someone with a head on his shoulders, successful in his own right, but still fun enough to appreciate Paul’s tendency for the absurd.

From The Verge • Dec. 3, 2018

Now there was a young mouse with a head on his shoulders.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Larson was also, clearly, a sort of spiritual figure, and one with a head on his shoulders.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

But Sandy McQuarry's father, who was living then, said that onybody with a head on him could see that it was clean ridic'l'us to give a place such a daft name.

From Treasure Valley by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller

Every man with a head on him, and not a turnip, knew very well what would happen.

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John