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

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

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

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

“I did not fancy that a fellow with a head on his shoulders could be such a goose.”

From Mountain Moggy The Stoning of the Witch by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Every woman with a head on her knows what she wants when she sees it.

From Bunker Bean by Wilson, Harry Leon