poltroonery
Example Sentences
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As well might the continual defeats of the British in the first months of the present war in South Africa be held as a proof of British poltroonery.
From Critical Studies by Ouida
Soliman, however, soon repented of his poltroonery, and roused the war-cry among some of his tribes.
From The Philippine Islands by John Foreman
As a result, a regiment of Light Cavalry was disbanded, "as a punishment for poltroonery in the hour of trial and the dastards struck off the Army List."
From The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert by Horace Wyndham
Just as the Allies poised for the last tremendous all-satisfying coup de grâce the Empire put up her hands and whined the word that had become the world-wide synonym for poltroonery, “Kamerad!”
From The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards by Henry Raleigh
Stanley was very much moved by this generous offer and the anxiety of the king to make amends for Lamboozi's poltroonery and thieving conduct.
From Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent by Joel Tyler Headley
