cower

Example Sentences

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“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

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

I was thinking about the evil Tenorio and how Ultima had made him cower when I heard the hoofbeats.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya