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

I can tell you this, Lord Kilmore, there’s a man with a head on his shoulders behind this insurrection.

From The Red Hand of Ulster by Birmingham, George A.

If there is anything in this world that I like it's a man with a head on him, and that's what you've got.

From Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction by Harris, Joel Chandler