swaybacked
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of swaybacked
Example Sentences
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Driver, paunchy and swaybacked, is the very model of a modern middle-aged professor, his intellectual curiosity muffled by a certain complacency.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
When Trevor literally uncovers his granddad’s old souped-up Ecto-1 Caddy under a tarp in the farm’s swaybacked barn, the kids suddenly find themselves back in the family business.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
There’s Jethro, a “big buffoon” with a heart condition and spinal spondylitis that leaves him swaybacked and crooked as he heads to gum at a chew toy in the play yard.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 24, 2018
She rides a swaybacked pony and impersonates Harpo Marx.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2017
Instead, a broken window illuminates a swaybacked bed.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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