What is "lowered"

Usage examples of "lowered".

Lower tugged me by the arm and together we lowered the corpse into the ground as gently and decorously as we could manage before Sarah performed her final duty as a daughter and scattered the earth over the grave opening.

In some few cases this is effected by the rotation of the blade, the petiole not being either raised or lowered to any considerable extent.

One window may be raised from the bottom and another lowered from the top.

The instrument is raised or lowered to suit convenience, while the patient gently presses portions of the trunk successively upon the rubbing-pad.

The marines in the plot had lowered their hoes, and their hands rested by the butts of their sidearms.

After a time, they both lowered their weapons, and Ryba wiped her forehead.

As Saryn limped backward and lowered her wand, the engineer finally caught his breath.

He lowered the goggles, pulled on the gauntlets, and flicked the power switches.

He lowered the goggles and triggered the power, beginning the final shaping of the blade.

Nylan offered her a vague salute, watched as she turned her mount, then lowered the goggles.

Huldran lowered the ladder-pole, and she and Denalle laid it down under the completed roof, then gathered the spikes they had dropped.

After a moment, the dark-haired woman slumped, and the two holding her lowered her to the floor.

Nylan lowered the hammer, then raised it again and kept cutting until the new guard actually entered the smithy.

He took a deep breath and lifted and lowered his shoulders, trying to loosen them.

He took a sip of tea, then lowered the mug to his chin, letting the steam seep around his face.