poltroon

Example Sentences

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The NRA continues to be a sad bunch of poltroons hiding behind the 2nd Amendment.

From New York Times

Apparently not to be confused or conflated with poltroon...

From New York Times

In one, he killed a man who had insulted him as “a worthless scoundrel, a poltroon and a coward.”

From New York Times

There’s a huge gap between having enough character to admit to making a mistake and acting like a sniveling poltroon who thinks people are stupid enough to be fooled by a sneaky and dispicable maneuver.

From New York Times

So do not make the mistake of thinking that I’ll ever have kind words to say about the motives and motivations of the poltroons that infest Brussels.

From Forbes