cowardice

Example Sentences

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At this point, all we can hope is that his inherent cowardice will win out over his monstrous ego one more time.

From Salon

At the time, this led her to label what was unfolding as the "trial of cowardice".

From BBC

"Constantly assuming new faces, it has insinuated itself into the heart of our societies, into every crack, too often accompanied by that same pact of cowardice: to keep silent, to refuse to see."

From Barron's

The book chronicles her "vague feelings" before the trial: "The closer it got, the more I imagined myself becoming a hostage to their stares, their lies, their cowardice, and their contempt," she wrote.

From Barron's

Sentencing, the judge said Rhodes's cowardice added to his list of "malignant characteristics".

From BBC