bowed shoulder
Frequency: 6.03.5 per million words
describes shoulders that are rounded or bent forward, often due to age, posture, or carrying a heavy burden
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Examples (10)
- An old man with bowed shoulders walked slowly down the street.
- Years of hunching over a desk gave him permanently bowed shoulders.
- The farmer's bowed shoulders were a testament to a lifetime of hard labor.
- He walked away with bowed shoulders, defeated by the news.
- The character was described as a stooped figure with a long coat and bowed shoulders.
- Poor posture can lead to bowed shoulders and back pain over time.
- After weeks of physical therapy, his once bowed shoulders began to straighten.
- The weight of his worries seemed to press down on his already bowed shoulders.
- From behind, I could tell by his bowed shoulders that he was exhausted.
- The report noted the subject's distinctive gait and bowed shoulders.