Example sentences for: bowed

How can you use “bowed” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The shogunate bowed to the pressure and agreed to accept American diplomat Townsend Harris, who established the first US consulate at Gyokusenji temple in Shimoda in 1856.

  • Both the WP and the NYT report that Indonesian armed forces chief Gen. Wiranto has bowed to international pressure to consider accepting foreign troops in East Timor.

  • Hashimoto has bowed to a "torrent of pressure from the United States, international investors, and elite Japanese business leaders" and swapped his trademark fiscal austerity policies for an economic stimulus package featuring lush tax cuts designed to persuade Japanese consumers to do some spending.

  • But, another historian observes,"in the face of a clear warning, alert measures bowed " to routine.

  • The orchestra of rebab (bowed flute), tawak-tawk (gongs), and gunang (double-headed drums) plays music with a distinctly Middle Eastern flavor.


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