: relatively low to the ground or floor
a low-slung convertible
a low-slung modern building
a low-slung sofa

Examples of low-slung in a Sentence

only low-slung hotels have been built around the lake, so development isn't as intrusive as at other resorts
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Its beauty lies in low-slung pastel buildings, pine forests edging the city, and ferries slicing through the Baltic toward fortress islands like Suomenlinna—while locals linger in cafés over cardamom buns or get cozy in harborside saunas. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The body shell, fenders, and low-slung doors were hung on a ladder-type frame, primitive compared to the unibody MGB roadster that debuted in 1962. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025 This top would pair nicely with a low-slung midi skirt, the tiniest hint of midriff peeking through, or with high-rise barrel jeans and sneakers. Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025 How to Incorporate a Garden Fountain Interior designer Peter Dunham arranged low-slung furniture around a basin-style fountain installed by landscape designer Scott Lewis at a Napa, CA, home, where a neat gravel square, a stone wall, and a tree canopy help define the space as an outdoor room. Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for low-slung

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of low-slung was in 1840

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“Low-slung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-slung. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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