cowed
Example Sentences
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Rather than being cowed by the crowd, Newcastle made an aggressive start.
From BBC
The national mainstream media have become largely cowed, dissenting elements of civil society have been harassed and silenced, and parliamentary debate over important policies has been frequently quashed.
From New York Times
She has cowed everyone into meekly enduring her tirades and ludicrous self-serving rhetoric.
From Washington Post
Perhaps this is what it is to be a civilian caught in war’s crossfire: cowed, useless, faced with daily absurdities.
From Washington Post
“Raheem Sterling’s remorselessness of spirit, his refusal to be cowed, has lit his path to the point where he has been England’s most important player at the European Championship.”
From The Guardian
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