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Examples of cowardly in a Sentence
Adjective
He insisted on avoiding a cowardly retreat.
She made a cowardly decision to go along with the group.
a cowardly attack from behind
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
The bottom line: The VC market's cowardly chickens are coming home to roost.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Yet if every warrior is cowardly, the battle is likely to be lost.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Adverb
When Ivan takes cowardly flight, the picture becomes ever more ambitious and unwieldy, morphing into a vehicular chase thriller, with three men in desperate pursuit and a sullen, semi-chastened Ani in tow.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
The bottom line: The VC market's cowardly chickens are coming home to roost.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
Adjective
However, Art does display human emotion; a childlike sense of whimsy and a cowardly nature.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Yet if every warrior is cowardly, the battle is likely to be lost.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Cowardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowardly. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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