unbowed

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Recent Examples of unbowed The result is an unbowed President Putin, an acute foreign policy failure for President Biden, a geopolitical power shift in favor of the U.S.’s adversaries, and a bleak outlook for Ukraine. Suriya Jayanti, TIME, 20 Oct. 2024 Listen to this article Supporters of Eatonville’s bid to be home to the first Florida Museum of Black History were unbowed Friday by a task force’s vote narrowly favoring St. Augustine over the Central Florida town as the preferred site. Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024 And the people of Ukraine remain unbowed and unbroken in the face of Putin's vigorous onslaught. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024 After the final whistle, Clark slapped fives with her teammates, and marched back to the locker room, head unbowed. Sean Gregory / Uncasville, TIME, 15 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for unbowed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbowed
Adjective
  • Wesleyan defeated Trinity, 72-63, on Jan. 25 in Hartford, and the Cardinals remained unbeaten through the regular season, rising to No.1 in the national rankings before losing to No. 4 Trinity, 75-67, in the conference championship game.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Inter Miami is an unbeaten 2-0-1 in MLS and returns to league play Sunday/tonight at Atlanta. 8.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • No canvas has been left un-kitchen-magnetized, no sector of pop culture remains unconquered.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Two Shawnee brothers set up the headquarters for a burgeoning anti-American movement in the unconquered territory along the Wabash River.
    Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Adjective
  • Shannon is desperately searching for love in the shadow of her gangster father, Dylan (Riley), devoted mum Cat (Fraser), older brother Luke (Gribben) and the indomitable family matriarch, grandma Ollie (Duncan).
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
  • His indomitable lust for life propelled him through the hardest of physical and mental challenges.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Despite the disparity in shots, Eastern Hills held on, but finally succumbed to Lake Dallas 4-1. Lake Dallas (15-6-2) moves on and will face undefeated Waxahachie Life (24-0-0) in the area round next week.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Four years later, Foreman won the heavyweight title with a stunning second-round knockout of the previously undefeated Frazier in 1973.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Pitt’s tattoos include the first initials of each of his family members, a set of lines designed by the 49-year-old Maria actress, his ex-wife’s birthday, an outline of Ötzi the Iceman and the Latin word Invictus, which means unconquerable.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Even the most vulnerable patrons of an unforgiving desert can confront tribulation with the command of unconquerable spirits.
    Yahya Salem, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
Adjective
  • With his directing partner and brother, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo has helmed some of the most successful blockbusters of the 21st century under the once invincible Marvel banner.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The opponents were significant — Bayer Leverkusen hadn’t lost a game all season in any competition and were on course for a historic invincible treble.
    The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In the 2023/24 campaign, Shaw was unstoppable, winning the Golden Boot with 21 goals in 18 games and driving City to a second-place finish in the league.
    Julia Ranney, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The team that everyone loves to hate might be unstoppable.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • All these protective systems do not make F-16s invulnerable.
    David Axe, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Any pardons Biden issued should be virtually invulnerable to a court challenge.
    Ian Millhiser, Vox, 20 Jan. 2025

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“Unbowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbowed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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