Bows

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"Bows" in a Sentence (10 examples)

The Indians fought with bows and arrows.

That man bows to me as if he knew me.

Before battle was joined they say that someone from Trachis warned him how many Persians there were by saying that when they fired their bows, they hid the sun with the mass of arrows. Dianeces, so the story goes, was so dismissive of the Persian numbers that he calmly replied, "All to the good, my friend from Trachis. If the Persians hide the sun, the battle will be in shade rather than sunlight."

Mary always ties her bows with such panache.

The castle's guards were armed with bows and arrows.

North Koreans could even kill South Korean and American troops with bows and arrows if necessary.

North Koreans could even defend themselves with bows and arrows in case of a foreign invasion.

In the old days they'd hunt bison with bows and arrows. Now it's done with rifles.

Bows are used for hunting and for archery.

The insomniac always bows to the absence of sleep.

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