cowardly

Example Sentences

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It wasn’t a cowardly Congress that killed the measure.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

But once war arrives, it’s futile and cowardly to try to stand apart from it on the pretext that you’re not responsible for it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Masoud Pezeshkian said the "cowardly assassination" had left Iran "in deep mourning", after Israel said on Wednesday it had killed Khatib in an air strike.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Villanueva called the decision cowardly when reached on Thursday, noting that Duterte had already been declared fit to stand trial.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

She seemed like such a sniveling, cowardly fool that no one bothered about her until there were only a handful of contestants left.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins