wuss

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2021

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

For me, no sooner, I was a bit of a wuss.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2018

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