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He shared videos from street demonstrations, describing them as "in defence of the Homeland" and added: "Our people do not cower."

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

“Repression is inevitable when demanding justice, so we must not cower at it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026

Because the court did not cower in the face of this resistance, our country continued forward on the path toward a more just and democratic society.

From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2024

Ten 6-week-old piglets cower together in the corner of a gated pen spread with straw.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 7, 2023

Wolves would cower in the glens like foxes when they caught that deadly scent.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

When he pops “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” under the spotlight, a volunteer cowers in the chair while Garry leaps over it with impressive dexterity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

"He doesn't want to go for a walk when he has a muzzle on, he shivers and cowers down, it's horrible to see, but once he's up here he's like a new puppy again."

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2024

Alison King, an artist in her mid-30s, cowers under a wet blanket on her bathroom floor as a “blazing fury” descends on Lake Bend, a fictional small town outside Melbourne.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2024

Soldiers then approach a man identified by B’Tselem as 36-year-old Thaar Shahin as he cowers underneath the hood of a car.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023

He cowers, not knowing what she will do.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

In the second car, Danielle Boyles, 27, a preschool teacher from South Africa, cowered under an abaya.

From New York Times ● May 5, 2023

He briefly cowered, before realizing it was a taped-up black cricket ball that soared up from the ground floor.

From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2022

Yes, that is harsh, but not harsh enough for these law enforcement officers who cowered in the hallway.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2022

Civilians also cowered for survival in a labyrinth of tunnels underneath the plant.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2022

It had never let any but Ged touch it, but it came to Vetch now, and climbing up his arm cowered on his shoulder, its great bright eyes always on its master.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

They doubled back into the town and spent days cowering in a basement, while the Russians took over the area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

"I'm not some little businessman who's going to run off. I'll see you in court," he told the cowering official.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

The distance between Americans and the people in other countries cowering as death rains down on them from the sky has always been vast both geographically and culturally.

From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2026

The image of a fluffy white dog cowering in a corner tugged on heartstrings across the globe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

When the 46th Guards were quietly idling their engines, maybe the cowering soldiers below imagined that the swooping wings sounded eerily like witch’s broomsticks soaring through the dark sky.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein