cowed
Example Sentences
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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
The Battle of Isandlwana, fought during the Anglo-Zulu war, is something many Zulus wear like a badge of honour: they fought against a foreign army and won - the foreigners were cowed.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
"But we will not be intimidated. We will not be cowed."
From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025
Lawrence’s childhood home—the narrator is awed and cowed by the impossibly delicate stemware and casual references to “Finnegan’s Wake.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
He seemed to shrink down, cowed by age.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
