bowed

Example Sentences

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Bowed at any other point, the instrument reverts to being a useful, but unmusical, hand tool.

From New York Times • May 1, 2022

Bowed out of speaking at the graduation of his alma mater, the Virginia Military Institute.

From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2019

Bowed and drooling and stabbing at his skin with a pair of golden tweezers, he cut a pitiful sight.

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2016

Bowed over the screen, he tapped away, fiddling with the presentation.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2016

Bowed its head slightly—a gesture, almost, of submission.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs