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

He was basically a block of fat and muscle with a head on top, arms as thick as Alan’s thighs barely contained in a silver button-down short-sleeve shirt that bound at his armpits.

From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Doctorow, Cory

Even in these bad times the man with a head on his shoulders above the average of his neighbours comes forth to show what can be done with energy and pluck.

From A Cotswold Village by Gibbs, J. Arthur