: relatively low to the ground or floor
a low-slung convertible
a low-slung modern building
a low-slung sofa
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only low-slung hotels have been built around the lake, so development isn't as intrusive as at other resorts
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Property number two was a low-slung white-shingled house that was once the home of actor Gene Wilder.
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Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2026
On the night of January 8, in the low-slung, industrial city of Karaj, just northwest of Tehran, a 17-year-old boy named Sam Afshari was killed by Iran’s security services.
—Laura Secor, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Low-rise sits extra low on the hips, where low-slung pairs typically have a mid-rise and wide leg in an oversized and baggy fit that sits low on the waist.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 10 June 2026
Many of the commercial strips in Omaha, a city of about half a million people, have the air of a nineties college town, with low-slung blocks of row houses punctuated by dive bars and cafés, thrift stores and record shops.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
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Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2026
On the night of January 8, in the low-slung, industrial city of Karaj, just northwest of Tehran, a 17-year-old boy named Sam Afshari was killed by Iran’s security services.
—Laura Secor, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Low-rise sits extra low on the hips, where low-slung pairs typically have a mid-rise and wide leg in an oversized and baggy fit that sits low on the waist.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 10 June 2026
Many of the commercial strips in Omaha, a city of about half a million people, have the air of a nineties college town, with low-slung blocks of row houses punctuated by dive bars and cafés, thrift stores and record shops.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
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“Low-slung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-slung. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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