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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • Her nephew’s classroom was to one side in a low-slung building, painted blue with sunshine-yellow doors.
    Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 18 May 2024
  • Many lack seating, and are squeezed in aging, low-slung strip malls, next to coin laundromats or nail salons.
    Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Her family loves their dead-end street and the easy commute into Boston, but the home was small, with low-slung 7-foot ceilings.
    Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2023
  • The low-slung speed machine is bound to remind more than a few people of the vehicle that laid the groundwork for the modern-day supercar, the McLaren F1.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The 28-year-old actress shared a gorgeous selfie wearing a hot pink bikini and matching low-slung sarong.
    Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 16 Apr. 2023
  • There are ample tables for working, comfy low-slung chairs and space for large parties.
    Arika Herron, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Blurring the line between inside and out, traditional screens ease open to drench the space in soft, golden light, while low-slung furniture keeps the focus on the tranquil landscape beyond.
    Scott Campbell, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024

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