coward
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In Jefferson’s mind Henry was a lazy lightweight, Hamilton a monarchist and a coward, Burr an insurrectionist and Marshall an implacable foe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“We wanted everyone to see what a complete and utter coward he is once you remove his powers, pretty much like every autocrat and strongman,” Kripke says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
"Today, we won't reflect on the loss of a coward," said the Police Association of Victoria.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
He called Jamieson "a coward" who was "consumed by self-pity".
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
Would I be a coward if I went back down the hill?
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
In one Novosibirsk college, a director was recorded calling students cowards for refusing to sign contracts.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Instead, like cowards, they cast around for weaker parties to victimize.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
The Brazil forward, who has been the victim of numerous incidents of racist abuse during his playing career, said "racists are, above all, cowards" in a post on Instagram.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
Breaking ranks in a constitutional democracy may not incur the same risks as in a totalitarian regime, but revising the dictionary of received ideas isn’t for cowards in any society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
"You are cowards who don't want to face a lone knight, that's what you are!" he taunted.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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Excerpts from "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet"
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