cowardice

Example Sentences

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"The people who refused to condemn Candace's truly vicious attacks - and some of them are speaking here tonight - are guilty of cowardice," Shapiro said.

From BBC

Jordy proclaimed his innocence in a video on social media, saying that the police had the "cowardice" to raid his home on his daughter's third birthday.

From Barron's

“The sense of security in our community has, again, been shattered by the act of cowardice and hate that is unacceptable,” David Englin, senior regional director of the ADL Los Angeles said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

The details of that incident couldn’t offer a clearer illustration of what cowardice playing at toughness looks like.

From Salon

Because that cowardice and blindness, that failure of imagination, are signs of impending doom.

From Salon