Thesaurus / cower
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We laughed that off, but it was harder to do the same when everyone coming down the trail toward us cowered in fear at the sight of the dogs the hiker lied had just bit him.
ALL THE MONEY MY DOGS HAVE EVER COST MEWSILERFEBRUARY 3, 2022OUTSIDE ONLINENo one locked in a room, cowering under a table for hours, was laughing.
FOR THE JAN. 6 RIOTERS, JUSTICE IS STILL COMINGVERA BERGENGRUENJANUARY 5, 2022TIMEIn fact, many have accused Blancaflor of cowering to the influence of the United States.
THE HISTORY BEHIND THE REMOVAL OF ARGENTINA’S VERSION OF ‘AUNT JEMIMA’ERIKA EDWARDSJUNE 24, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThere were barely two dozen journalists in theaters that seat hundreds, all scattered around in separate rows, cowering in their masks.
YOU SHOULD ABSOLUTELY GO BACK TO THE MOVIES. I DID. AND CRIED. (A LOT.)KEVIN FALLONMAY 28, 2021THE DAILY BEASTIn the apartment were young Denise, her mother and aunt, and two small children who cowered under blankets as the gang terrorized the others, police said.
RELEASED EARLY AFTER A MURDER CONVICTION, D.C. MAN IS CHARGED IN NEW HOMICIDEPAUL M. DUGGAN, KEITH L. ALEXANDER, PETER HERMANNMAY 12, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWill not this coming Yankee Congress force all the world either to cower before them, or check them by upholding us?
THE FLAG REPLACED ON SUMTERWILLIAM A. SPICERAnd he would cower in the background blushing his absurd little blushes at his second-hand temerity.
BLAZED TRAIL STORIESSTEWART EDWARD WHITEWave after wave of them come across in their field gray-blue uniforms and they never cower.
PRIVATE PEATHAROLD R. PEATIf, with growing clarity of vision, catastrophe ensued, then was time enough to shrink and cower.
THE HIDDEN PLACESBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRBut even then Ruth could not speak; it had come in too tender a moment, had found her too exposed; she could only cower back.
FIDELITYSUSAN GLASPELLWORDS RELATED TO COWER
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