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
The Hammer show’s earliest work grabs onto a couple of low-down clichés and won’t let go.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2019
She back to her low-down talk with Miss Leefolt.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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