Examples of unbowed in a Sentence
He was unbowed by failure.
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On the other side, although bruised and bloodied, Iran could insist on being unbowed, on holding its own with enough of its missiles penetrating the Iron Dome and other Israeli air defense systems to compel Tel Aviv and the United States to seek a ceasefire.
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All of these acts of insurrection reveal a nation unbowed in the face of violent oppression.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Trump is unbowed and set to aggressively expand his imprint on a new global system of trade in the weeks ahead.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
On the other side, although bruised and bloodied, Iran could insist on being unbowed, on holding its own with enough of its missiles penetrating the Iron Dome and other Israeli air defense systems to compel Tel Aviv and the United States to seek a ceasefire.
—Vali Nasr, Time, 26 June 2025
All of these acts of insurrection reveal a nation unbowed in the face of violent oppression.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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“Unbowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbowed. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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unbowed
adjective
un·bowed
ˌən-ˈbau̇d 
ˈən-
1
: not bowed down
unbowed heads
2
: not conquered
unbowed by failure
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