cowardly

Example Sentences

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Hoping someone else will intervene isn’t cowardly; it’s a means of survival in constantly uncertain conditions.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Surely, I thought, the film will figure out how it feels by the time it offs a Redfellow who’s merely ordinary-terrible: Bill Camp’s drunken, cowardly banker.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

He’s much too cowardly to ever say “you’re fired!” to anyone’s face.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2025

In addition to disarmament, Washington is also demanding that Beirut dry up the group's funding from Iran, which slammed Sunday's "cowardly" assassination.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

“It’s just such a cowardly thing to have done. That’s why he left, you know. Because he was afraid.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt