wuss

Example Sentences

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For me, I’d rather go to the automobile museum, but that’s because I’m a wuss.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

My girlfriend, Rachel, who is not a food wuss like me, unhesitatingly and hopefully tried the stuff.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2021

Electricity, do not enter,’ is a buzzkill, so you change it to ‘Danger! Electricity, but maybe you’ll get superpowers, get in here you wuss!’

From The Guardian • May 21, 2020

Gottlieb is a public figure who essentially said that Luck, a man who suffered a lacerated kidney, shoulder surgery and a concussion, among other injuries, is a wuss just like most of his generation.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2019

JonPaul plays football, basketball and baseball and is roughly the size of a half-ton Chevy pickup, but he’s a total wuss about his health.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen