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
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
Her ribs, known formally as square frames, seem to be bowed as elegantly as harps.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2010
Then there came back the whisper of the old words, "The lofty looks of men shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down."
From The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance by Sir Hall Caine
