Examples of unbowed in a Sentence
He was unbowed by failure.
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Four decades into her stand-up career, Margaret Cho remains unbowed and unwavering on stage.
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Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Yet the critical Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 20% of the world’s oil passes on a typical day, remains essentially closed to business, and Iranian leaders are unbowed.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
But an unbowed Trump pledged to impose a new global 10% tariff under a law that's restricted to 150 days and has never been used to apply tariffs before.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
Bloodied but unbowed, Arch Manning leads the Longhorns to a go-ahead touchdown.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025
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Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Yet the critical Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 20% of the world’s oil passes on a typical day, remains essentially closed to business, and Iranian leaders are unbowed.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
But an unbowed Trump pledged to impose a new global 10% tariff under a law that's restricted to 150 days and has never been used to apply tariffs before.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
Bloodied but unbowed, Arch Manning leads the Longhorns to a go-ahead touchdown.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Unbowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbowed. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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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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