cower
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“This is a story of happiness,” Gibson insists at one point, refusing to cower to cancer.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2025
It could cower any woman, but Case hardened and bristled into a take-no-crap, determined, independent force of nature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
Resident Andrew Sordyll says he often hears the "constant revving of loud, high-performance engines" over the TV at night that makes his dog "cower".
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2024
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
Couldn’t do anything but cower with Wolf in the hollow, knowing he was too close to the gap -just two paces away -yet powerless to move.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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
That’s not the culture of an organization that, even in its darkest times, cowers to no one and challenges everyone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2025
"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
She cowers in tiny, dark places at every bang.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
She cowers to my largeness, taking two steps back.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
More than 30 dogs were crowded together on the stairs, while others climbed on the kitchen sides or cowered in corners.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
“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
How could we stand up for ourselves if everyone cowered in fear and refused to speak?
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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
The image of a fluffy white dog cowering in a corner tugged on heartstrings across the globe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
On Friday, Musk shared two side-by-side A.I.-generated images of graffiti-style stencils: a smiling, handsome Kirk, and a cowering, dying Zarutska.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2025
The Grimsby result is one thing, but the sight of Amorim cowering in the dugout during the penalty shootout - it's difficult to imagine someone like Sir Alex Ferguson doing that.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
Carlyle pushes his mop toward a cowering batch of them, and they skitter away on purple little dendrite legs.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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