unbowed

adjective

un·bowed | \ ˌən-ˈbau̇d

Definition of unbowed

1 : not bowed down

2 : not subdued bloodied but unbowed

Examples of unbowed in a Sentence

He was unbowed by failure.

Recent Examples on the Web

Laura Ingraham will return to her show on Fox News on Monday night, unbowed after a spring break hiatus that some briefly speculated might be made permanent. — James Hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: Trump gets schooled in Syria on how much his words matter," 9 Apr. 2018 El Nacional has remained unbowed, running allegations of electoral fraud, images of protests, and reports on crumbling hospitals and malnutrition, the products of a severe economic crisis. — Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, "As it slides toward authoritarianism, Venezuela targets one of its last independent newspapers," 6 July 2018 El Nacional has remained unbowed, running allegations of electoral fraud, images of protests, and reports on crumbling hospitals and malnutrition, the products of a severe economic crisis. — Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, "As it slides toward authoritarianism, Venezuela targets one of its last independent newspapers," 6 July 2018 El Nacional has remained unbowed, running allegations of electoral fraud, images of protests, and reports on crumbling hospitals and malnutrition, the products of a severe economic crisis. — Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, "As it slides toward authoritarianism, Venezuela targets one of its last independent newspapers," 6 July 2018 El Nacional has remained unbowed, running allegations of electoral fraud, images of protests, and reports on crumbling hospitals and malnutrition, the products of a severe economic crisis. — Rachelle Krygier, Washington Post, "As it slides toward authoritarianism, Venezuela targets one of its last independent newspapers," 5 July 2018 Programming, bad or good, was about one thing: the insistence of presence—black and unbowed. — Jason Parham, WIRED, "How Oprah’s Network Finally Found Its Voice," 19 June 2018 Some of Yellen’s critics, including conservative Republicans in Congress, remain unbowed. — Washington Post, "3 Things: Yellen’s impact on the Fed and the US economy," 3 Nov. 2017 But hard-liners in the Republican conference remain unbowed. — Alaska Dispatch News, "After 16 futile years, Congress will try again to legalize ‘dreamers’," 6 Sep. 2017

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