: 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
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The design of a mall often comes packed with vast amounts of empty concrete—one or several large, low-slung buildings surrounded by sprawling parking lots.
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Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
For a cozier take on the trend, Wilkinson juxtaposed bunked setups with low-slung daybeds.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
The look of the sprawling base didn’t fit its reputation, with low-slung stucco houses that conjured the suburban neighborhoods of any American town.
—Tamara Audi, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Boa Vista is a low-slung city of half a million people, spread along the banks of the Rio Branco.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
There was a swank lounge with low-slung seating for members, a zine with writings on punk rock and architecture, and a groovy soundtrack of hip-hop, down-tempo groove, and jazz, all passions of Kashy’s, who got his start in the music business working with artists such as the Beastie Boys.
—Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
As the meal wined down, guests like Charli XCX and Anja Rubik began arriving and the evening moved outside, where everyone lounged side-by-side on low-slung sofas, taking in the glittering city views, while Latin instrumental band Hermanos Gutiérrez provided sounds.
—Samantha Brooks, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2024
To reach the house, visitors drive up the dark, narrow mountain road hemmed in on both sides by foliage, before arriving, slightly carsick, slightly confused, at the low-slung residence with a modest roofline.
—Kristina Linnea Garcia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
Artifacts and exhibits attesting to that history are currently displayed in the Frontier Army Museum—a cramped, low-slung WWII era briefing hall.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
For a cozier take on the trend, Wilkinson juxtaposed bunked setups with low-slung daybeds.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
The look of the sprawling base didn’t fit its reputation, with low-slung stucco houses that conjured the suburban neighborhoods of any American town.
—Tamara Audi, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Boa Vista is a low-slung city of half a million people, spread along the banks of the Rio Branco.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
There was a swank lounge with low-slung seating for members, a zine with writings on punk rock and architecture, and a groovy soundtrack of hip-hop, down-tempo groove, and jazz, all passions of Kashy’s, who got his start in the music business working with artists such as the Beastie Boys.
—Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
As the meal wined down, guests like Charli XCX and Anja Rubik began arriving and the evening moved outside, where everyone lounged side-by-side on low-slung sofas, taking in the glittering city views, while Latin instrumental band Hermanos Gutiérrez provided sounds.
—Samantha Brooks, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2024
To reach the house, visitors drive up the dark, narrow mountain road hemmed in on both sides by foliage, before arriving, slightly carsick, slightly confused, at the low-slung residence with a modest roofline.
—Kristina Linnea Garcia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
Artifacts and exhibits attesting to that history are currently displayed in the Frontier Army Museum—a cramped, low-slung WWII era briefing hall.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Low-slung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-slung. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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