cowering

Example Sentences

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Still, not everyone in the hunt is cowering in fear about how the course could wind up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The distance between Americans and the people in other countries cowering as death rains down on them from the sky has always been vast both geographically and culturally.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

The image of a fluffy white dog cowering in a corner tugged on heartstrings across the globe.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

On Friday, Musk shared two side-by-side A.I.-generated images of graffiti-style stencils: a smiling, handsome Kirk, and a cowering, dying Zarutska.

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2025

Only the high wailing continued, and then both Will and Lyra saw what it was: a tabby cat, cowering against the wall of the tower, its ear torn and its tail bent.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman