How to Use low-slung in a Sentence

low-slung

adjective
  • The main house, a long, low-slung black fortress clad in wood and glass, hunkers down on a windswept plateau.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2024
  • The tweed shift dress, from the brand’s spring 2025 collection, featured a low-slung belt across the hips.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Boa Vista is a low-slung city of half a million people, spread along the banks of the Rio Branco.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Since then, she’s walked the walk, wearing low-slung black yoga pants with a Skims crop top.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2023
  • William Mead’s low-slung, garden-style brick homes sit along five blocks at the edge of downtown.
    — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Corsets and pants — whether cargo style or low-slung — were a major trend in the early 2000s.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
  • Its low-slung body is stop-you-in-your-tracks-and-crane-your-neck-for-a-better-look gorgeous.
    — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 25 May 2023
  • From the top of her low-slung denim jeans, the strings of her bikini bottoms could be seen in a shade of chocolate brown.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 2 Sep. 2023
  • But still, every type of pants has its place in the fashion ecosystem, from trendy low-slung trousers to the skinny jeans of yore.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Its low-slung body and long head give it a dragon-like appearance.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Keep in Mind: The Sava folding wood chair is a low-slung chair, which can be difficult to get out of for some.
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Or you could be punted on a low-slung fishing boat through mangroves.
    — Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2024
  • The first editions in the Foundations Collection are a low-slung bench, a chair, and a side table.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Still, the low-slung coral island doesn’t feel overcrowded.
    — Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The Coast Guard notified Border Patrol of the panga —a small, low-slung boat — about 8:30 a.m.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2023
  • The pants feature adjustable bungee cords on the waistband and hems, so they can be worn high-waisted or low-slung and wide-leg or cinched.
    — Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The women’s Stella Cinch, a low-slung waist and ultra-wide leg jean, comes in indigo and black.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The heart of the dwelling comprises one long, low-slung structure that houses the living room, dining area, and open-plan kitchen.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Behind the men and the cars is a low-slung apartment complex, maybe a housing project, painted a dull yellow.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024
  • This low-slung camp loveseat engulfs you in a soft, cushioned seat that’s roomy enough to fit two adults without being a tight squeeze.
    — Katherine Englishman, Parents, 20 June 2023
  • Photos of Kent and Garcia sit on the back of the low-slung raw bar, whose proportions subtly nod to Grand Central.
    — Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
  • For some privacy, opt to sit in the curtained-off sultry, deep-red room with low-slung chairs and dim lighting.
    — Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Most of his structures feature low-slung, flat roofs that appear to blend into the landscape.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2024
  • The sprawling, low-slung ranch-style home in Fredericksburg, about two hours outside of Austin, Texas, has two kitchens and a huge dogtrot.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
  • When layered with a crisp, crew neck T-shirt and soft, low-slung jeans (that show off the tiniest bit of midriff), the look is positively geek-chic.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 10 July 2024
  • The street style icon epitomized cozy fall fashion in a pair of low-slung wide-leg jeans, a gray knit top, and an oversized gray cardigan.
    — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2023
  • This gives the contemporary sections their drive, as the low-slung dancers spin, swoop and lunge with a martial-arts attack.
    — Brian Seibert, New York Times, 12 July 2023
  • The low-slung wood frame just begs to be lounged upon, while the white water-resistant cushions add a clean finish.
    — Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
  • While Justin wore wide-legged joggers, a hoodie and a pink beanie, Hailey opted for a black baseball cap and matching tank top top and low-slung pants.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The Rhode Beauty entrepreneur kept her base look simple in a white tank top and low-slung, wide-legged indigo jeans that cascaded over a pair of black pointy-toe pumps.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025

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