short head
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Three horses hit the finish line within inches of each other, with Subsanador coming out a short head in front of National Treasure, who finished a nose in front of Newgate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2024
That term is "brachycephalic," derived from the Greek for "short head."
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2023
Whatever is going on with the play-calling situation, Judge and Patricia both used “collaborative” to describe what’s transpiring between the longtime Belichick assistants who returned to New England after short head coaching stints.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2022
There are also longtime assistant coaches who probably deserve to get a shot or candidates who had short head coaching stints but didn’t find sustained success.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2020
He was a dapple grey, not very tall—a little over fifteen hands perhaps—but with the short head and splendid arch of the neck which comes with the Arab blood.
From The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
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