thickened
Example Sentences
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“In the end, they chickened out,” said Jinot, who retired in 2017 after 26 years working at the EPA.
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024
After seeing the two of them crumple and scowl, the third man chickened out.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024
“But then she wrote that he chickened out at the last minute,” he says, “because he discovered that every other kid was gonna sing it too.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023
“After the guy contacted me, I thought about talking to him. But I chickened out and ended up reporting it to the ExxonMobil PR office,” Burch said.
From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2022
As I scrubbed off the fish guts, I thought about calling Vernon Devine, but I chickened out.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
