cowardice

Example Sentences

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Abdel-Fattah, a novelist, lawyer and academic, had been invited to the festival to discuss her latest novel Discipline – which she describes as "a cautionary tale about the cost of silence and cowardice".

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

Jordy proclaimed his innocence in a video on social media, saying that the police had the "cowardice" to raid his home on his daughter's third birthday.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

“The sense of security in our community has, again, been shattered by the act of cowardice and hate that is unacceptable,” David Englin, senior regional director of the ADL Los Angeles said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

The details of that incident couldn’t offer a clearer illustration of what cowardice playing at toughness looks like.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

But now-I want you to feel old, I want a little of my cowardice to be distilled in you tonight.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury