coward
Example Sentences
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I am thankful for all the arcane references to pop culture I have at my disposal to frame the workings of a true coward like Hegseth.
From Salon • Nov. 28, 2025
Last week, relatives of the victims shouted "murderer", "coward" and "get out" at Mazon as he arrived for a state memorial service for the victims in the Mediterranean city of Valencia.
From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025
Mr. Cruz nailed the point when he said Friday that “if you say nothing when someone tells you that Adolf Hitler was cool, you are a coward and complicit in evil.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
Musk said Sir Ed was "a craven coward".
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025
I could’ve been—in fact, would’ve preferred to have been—a coward who sent him a simple, unkind text message, telling him to leave me alone forever; but I’d wanted to do the right thing.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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