Sentence examples for hang head from inspiring English sources

The naked pupae, or chrysalids, hang head downward.

Thrills are provided by the daring equestrians of the Galloping Gladiators, who hang head down from speeding horses and pluck swords from the arena floor; the high-energy acrobatic ensembles that are the Wusu Warriors, a martial arts troupe from China; and the acrobatic Kenya Wizards and Tangier Tumblers.

This preference leads to scenes in which some hefty bovines, having joined the undead, spurn the sunlight of the field and choose the darkness of the barn, where they hang head down from the rafters, much to the bemusement of Farmer Mclaughlin (Jake D'Arcy).

Most chrysalids hang head downward, but in the families Papilionidae, Pieridae, and Lycaenidae, the chrysalis is held in a more upright position by a silk girdle around the middle of the chrysalis.

If they'd hang head-down at the top of the thing and wait quietly, maybe something good would come along.

This is not, however, the time to hang heads and concede the Arctic.

Father: "What kind of part did you get in the school play, son?" (Boy hangs head).

Their bodies were hung, head downward, in the Piazza Loreto in Milan.

During the daylight hours, this spider hangs head downward from its web.

These may be akin to carved forked posts on which the Marind hung head-hunting trophies.

I hang my head in shame; All I do is… Alexander the Great hung his head.