bowed

/ baʊd /

adjective

1. lowered; bent forward; curved

   bowed head

   bowed back

2. weighed down; troubled

   bowed down by grief

Example Sentences

The Egyptian's shooting was also wild and wayward when he carved out shooting chances later in the half, his head bowed in disappointment at his own efforts.

From BBC

The mother of a man with complex needs has said he has gone from "walking with his shoulders down and head bowed" to "walking upright" since he moved to his own bungalow.

From BBC

Jimmy Fallon bowed out of a planned appearance at the Fast Company Innovation Festival on Thursday.

From Salon

On Tuesday, demonstrators burned tyres and set a government vehicle alight, while police responded with tear gas - hours later, the government bowed to public pressure and dropped the plan.

From BBC

She bowed out of her professional career with Hummel's Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, which she first heard at the Barbican as a young girl.

From BBC

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• rounded