cowed
Example Sentences
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But feminists should not be cowed — and not just because this case, a version of which was already litigated in Carroll’s favor, is likely to crumble in court.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
But he insisted that he would not be cowed by antisemitism.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
Of course some of us wept and raged when he once again had to flee some bigger monkey that he had clearly annoyed, but while Punch was certainly cowed, he was never broken.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Meanwhile ordinary people, lacking the specialized knowledge to draw their own conclusions, feel cowed into going along with it all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
They stared back sheepishly, reluctant but cowed by the woman’s forceful manner.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
