coward
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The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh called her “the biggest coward in the history of sports.”
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
But Reilly, who calls himself a coward and claims to be no hero, regards his mutant abilities as “a part of me I wish never existed. With no power, there’s no responsibility.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
"Today, we won't reflect on the loss of a coward," said the Police Association of Victoria.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
"Stop being a coward and take Estevao off, it's not fair," rival parents would complain.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
She’d been useful for helping him evade the Ravens, but that didn’t change the fact that she’d taken his weapons and called him a coward.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
"I think the other parties were cowards not to stand," said Mary Williams, who travelled to Clacton from Wales to support Farage.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Instead, like cowards, they cast around for weaker parties to victimize.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
He earlier called Nato allies "cowards" for refusing to offer warships for what he described as a "simple" military task with "little risk".
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
Decades ago, people who buckled their seat belts were thought to be signaling that they were cowards, afraid of getting in a crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
“I am tired of having cowards and weaklings as allies,” said Henry.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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