cowardly
Example Sentences
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They were too cowardly to set foot inside the forest, but their horrible song echoed through his head all year long.
From Literature
But it certainly makes him look cowardly that he can’t even muster the fortitude to say it in public, much less to his boss’s face.
From Salon
Masoud Pezeshkian said the "cowardly assassination" had left Iran "in deep mourning", after Israel said on Wednesday it had killed Khatib in an air strike.
From BBC
Hoping someone else will intervene isn’t cowardly; it’s a means of survival in constantly uncertain conditions.
From Salon
"This is a cowardly act of aggression towards the Jewish community," Halsema said, stressing that Amsterdam "must be a place where Jews can live safely".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
