cowed
Example Sentences
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In seeking the injunction, Bonta’s office argues that Amazon threatens “dire consequences if vendors do not comply. Vendors, cowed by Amazon’s overwhelming bargaining leverage and fearing punishment, comply,” according to the filing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
Apparently cowed by the regime's display of raw, indiscriminate power, such a bold move by the opposition seems, for now at least, highly unlikely.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
Powell’s statement Sunday signaled he is refusing to be cowed, which means, for now, interest-rate policy shouldn’t change.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
"But we will not be intimidated. We will not be cowed."
From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025
Selyse Baratheon would take to these three better than she had to Val, he suspected; they were younger and considerably more cowed.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
