wuss
Example Sentences
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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
This excerpt makes him look like a wuss!
From Slate • Nov. 9, 2022
My girlfriend, Rachel, who is not a food wuss like me, unhesitatingly and hopefully tried the stuff.
From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2021
I remember the dizziness, headaches, et. al. and being told to "get back in there" or I was some kind of wuss.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2018
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
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