coward
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But even while Charlie longs to recross the wine dark sea to America, he ought to take solace in Homer’s words: “No man or woman born, coward or brave, can shun his destiny.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
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
Last week, relatives of the victims shouted "murderer", "coward" and "get out" at Mazon as he arrived for a state memorial service for the victims in the Mediterranean city of Valencia.
From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025
Musk said Sir Ed was "a craven coward".
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025
Paris, a weakling and something of a coward, too, as later events showed, chose the last.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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Excerpts from "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet"
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