low-down
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, Pete Hegseth, when confronted by a reporter about Signalgate, claimed Goldberg was a no-good, low-down down mean old snake who’d do anything for fame.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025
There’s only one vocal segment, from Captain Beefheart at the start of Willie the Pimp, a low-down blues rock track which he delivered like a surreal Howlin’ Wolf.
From The Guardian • Dec. 13, 2019
“A gay and low-down blues,” Hughes directs, as if from the orchestra pit, in “the mood” of his piece.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 24, 2019
But the songs — one sanctified, the other low-down — also reflect the remarkable range of Franklin's singing on this deep soul classic.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2018
I know about that part of life, and I don’t ever want you to be like that— because it’s a dirty, rotten, low-down life.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
