cowering

Example Sentences

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"I'm not some little businessman who's going to run off. I'll see you in court," he told the cowering official.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 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

For Ms. Sweeney and Ms. Seyfried it provides an endless variety of opportunities to run through the soap-opera playbook of screaming, cowering, deceiving and attacking depending on the circumstances, which grow increasingly horrifying.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

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

Harry looked around; all three of the Dursleys were cowering with their arms over their heads as their glasses bounced up and down on their skulls, their contents flying everywhere.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling