bowed
Britishadjective
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lowered; bent forward; curved
bowed head
bowed back
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weighed down; troubled
bowed down by grief
Example Sentences
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The 37-year-old - who stood in the dock with his head bowed after the guilty verdict was returned - was cleared of murder.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Contributing to the net loss was the $2.8 billion termination fee paid to Netflix in late February when the streaming giant bowed out of the bidding for Warner.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
As part of putting herself first, Megan bowed out of “Moulin Rouge” two weeks earlier than originally planned.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
I didn’t fully become One with a ring until this January when my extremely fit, pickleball-playing sister-in-law bowed out one morning from a family hike at the urging of her ring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Head bowed, I sit in the porch rocker.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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