cowardice
Example Sentences
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"Constantly assuming new faces, it has insinuated itself into the heart of our societies, into every crack, too often accompanied by that same pact of cowardice: to keep silent, to refuse to see."
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
“Self-censorship” is what Mr. Hersh calls the flaw in so many news organizations to miss or ignore controversial stories, when what he really means is laziness and cowardice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
"The people who refused to condemn Candace's truly vicious attacks - and some of them are speaking here tonight - are guilty of cowardice," Shapiro said.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
“The sense of security in our community has, again, been shattered by the act of cowardice and hate that is unacceptable,” David Englin, senior regional director of the ADL Los Angeles said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
But I had begun to hope they were not all cowards, and to me, this decision sounds very much like cowardice.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
Vocabulary lists containing cowardice
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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Divergent
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"The American Crisis," Vocabulary from 1-2
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