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

After 36 hours in our care, Bob still had not peed, pooped, eaten, or done much of anything beyond cower.

From Slate • Sep. 4, 2025

“This is a story of happiness,” Gibson insists at one point, refusing to cower to cancer.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2025

Ten 6-week-old piglets cower together in the corner of a gated pen spread with straw.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 7, 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