cower

Example Sentences

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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

“We remain steadfast in support of the Jewish people. The people of Los Angeles will not cower to hate.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023

He sought to walk towards the blizzard of criticism - an unlikely alliance taking in Ford and the National Trust among many others - rather than cower from it.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2023

He would cower in whatever hiding place he’d found until dragged out, snapping and snarling.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer