cowered
Example Sentences
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“Others might have cowered or taken time to regroup and figure out what they should do,” said Wald.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
“We’re used to thinking of the Age of Dinosaurs as a time when dinosaurs ruled the world, and the tiny mammals cowered in the shadows.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2023
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
The little otak cowered by his shoulder, quivering.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
