cowering
Example Sentences
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Still, not everyone in the hunt is cowering in fear about how the course could wind up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 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
Of course, if we had thought about nuclear war every minute of every day, we might indeed have been cowering under our sheets.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025
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
A few steps in, I remember I’m supposed to look like I’m cowering, so I slow my pace and hug the wall, keeping my head down.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
