coward

Example Sentences

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"Today, we won't reflect on the loss of a coward," said the Police Association of Victoria.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

I am thankful for all the arcane references to pop culture I have at my disposal to frame the workings of a true coward like Hegseth.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2025

Mr. Cruz nailed the point when he said Friday that “if you say nothing when someone tells you that Adolf Hitler was cool, you are a coward and complicit in evil.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

Asked by chairman Ross if he was a "coward" for "walking away into the sunset" after "creating this mess", Prof Gillespie replied: "That's for other people to comment on, I don't think I'm a coward."

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

And I hid from it like a yellow-bellied coward, keeping my mind on figures when it wasn’t wandering back to the musical note Anemone Cordimas put at the end of my name.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye