spinelessness

Example Sentences

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When Paul and Gaz confront Dee, Taylor’s response is so cowardly that it’s pathetic, suggesting a spinelessness that bedeviled him long before he wound up in jail.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Disturbing spinelessness at an institution famed for courage.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2024

Given the spinelessness those groups have shown so far, your chances would be slim.

From The Guardian • Sep. 7, 2018

I wouldn’t have thought there was any room left for new academic satire, but Hill’s take on student empowerment and administrative spinelessness graduates magna cum laude.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2016

‘I was afraid if I said anything, I'd be next, sir.' Well, if this spinelessness is the future of British society, heaven help us.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell