wuss

Example Sentences

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Now, back to the jokes: What a wuss.

From Slate • Dec. 7, 2024

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

Maybe you’re a fellow weather wuss or you had a pandemic baby who hasn’t seen much of the indoor world yet.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2023

When it comes to food, I am adventurous in my tastes, but I am a wuss about heat — a connoisseur of blandness.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2021

“Not because I’m a do-gooder but because I’m a big giant wuss who no one wants to have around. So there, now you know.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman