cowardly
Example Sentences
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It wasn’t a cowardly Congress that killed the measure.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
But once war arrives, it’s futile and cowardly to try to stand apart from it on the pretext that you’re not responsible for it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
"Once again, the nebulous Boko Haram terrorist group carried out a cowardly attack last night on our military base at Barka Tolorom," Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno said on Tuesday in a Facebook post.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
When Paul and Gaz confront Dee, Taylor’s response is so cowardly that it’s pathetic, suggesting a spinelessness that bedeviled him long before he wound up in jail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
My mom called 911 while I sat there trying to look surprised about the whole thing, feeling like a cowardly loser for having let it happen.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
