scaredy-cat
Example Sentences
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During wilderness orientation in Canada, Naomi said she was the "biggest scaredy-cat - I vocalised my nerves" and thinks this made others write her off.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2023
Well, I can’t help my love for scaredy-cat canines who are bedeviled by the scary and supernatural.
From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2021
I honestly didn’t expected it to, as I’m a complete scaredy-cat — I have never been able to handle any “Resident Evil” game.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2021
“For many years, when we were young, I saw Randy as an inexplicable burden. He was a nuisance, a scaredy-cat, and a crybaby.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2020
I feel ashamed of myself for being a scaredy-cat.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
